ashe swenson argued november decided april clark clifford washington petitioner gene voigts jefferson city respondent justice stewart delivered opinion benton maryland held fifth amendment guarantee double jeopardy enforceable fourteenth amendment question case whether state missouri violated guarantee prosecuted petitioner second time armed robbery circumstances presented sometime early hours morning january six men engaged poker game basement home john gladson lee summit missouri suddenly three four masked men armed shotgun pistols broke basement robbed poker players money various articles personal property never clear whether three four fled car belonging one victims robbery shortly thereafter stolen car discovered field later morning three men arrested state trooper walking highway far abandoned car found petitioner arrested another officer distance away four subsequently charged seven separate armed robbery six poker players theft car may petitioner went trial charge robbing donald knight one participants poker game trial state called knight three circumstances holdup itemized witnesses described circumstances holdup itemized individual losses proof armed robbery occurred personal property taken knight well others unassailable testimony four victims regard consistent internally others state evidence petitioner one robbers weak two witnesses thought three robbers altogether identify petitioner one another victims petitioner uncle marriage said station positively identified three men accused holdup say petitioner voice much like one robbers fourth participant poker game identify petitioner height actions witnesses brief aimed primarily exposing weakness identification testimony defense counsel made attempt question testimony regarding holdup claims losses knight testified without contradiction robbers stolen watch cash checks billfold found police possession one three men accused robbery admitted evidence defense offered testimony waived final argument trial judge instructed jury found petitioner one participants armed robbery theft money knight sustain conviction also instructed jury petitioner one robbers guilty law even personally robbed knight though instructed elaborate upon petitioner guilty due insufficient evidence six weeks later petitioner brought trial time robbery another participant poker game man named roberts petitioner filed motion dismiss based previous acquittal motion overruled second trial began witnesses part though time testimony substantially stronger issue petitioner identity example two witnesses first trial wholly unable identify petitioner one robbers testified features size mannerisms matched one assailants another witness identified petitioner size actions also remembered unusual sound voice state refined case second trial declining call one participants poker game whose identification testimony first trial conspicuously negative case went jury instructions virtually identical given first trial time jury found petitioner guilty sentenced term state penitentiary missouri affirmed conviction holding former jeopardy must denied state ashe collateral attack upon conviction state courts five years later also unsuccessful state ashe petitioner brought present habeas corpus proceeding district western district missouri claiming second prosecution violated right twice put jeopardy considering bound decision hoag new jersey district denied writ although apparently finding merit petitioner claim appeals eighth circuit affirmed also upon authority hoag new jersey supra granted certiorari consider important constitutional question case presents district appeals correctly noted operative facts virtually identical hoag new jersey supra case defendant tried armed robbery three men along others held tavern proof robbery clear evidence identifying defendant one robbers weak defendant interposed alibi defense jury brought verdict guilty defendant brought trial indictment charging robbery fourth victim tavern holdup time jury found guilty appeals state courts proved unsuccessful hoag brought case viewing question presented solely terms fourteenth amendment due course new jersey pursued fundamental unfairness declined reverse judgment conviction circumstances shown record say petitioner later prosecution conviction violated due process found unnecessary decide whether principle bars relitigation parties issues actually determined previous due process requirement state criminal trial since accepted new jersey determination petitioner previous acquittal event give rise estoppel view took issues presented course even approach consideration whether collateral estoppel ingredient fifth amendment guarantee double jeopardy doctrine benton maryland puts issues present case perspective quite different issues perceived hoag new jersey supra question longer whether collateral estoppel requirement due process whether part fifth amendment guarantee double jeopardy collateral estoppel embodied guarantee applicability particular case longer matter left state determination within broad bounds fairness matter constitutional fact must decide examination entire record cf new york times sullivan niemotko maryland watts indiana chambers florida norris alabama estoppel awkward phrase stands extremely important principle adversary system justice means simply issue ultimate fact determined valid final judgment issue litigated parties future lawsuit although first developed civil litigation collateral estoppel established rule federal criminal law least since decision years ago oppenheimer justice holmes put matter case safeguards person often rightly mentioned solemn reverence less protect liability debt rule federal law therefore much late suggest principle fully applicable former judgment criminal case either lack judgment may reflect belief government met higher burden proof exacted cases government evidence whole although necessarily every link chain kramer federal decisions made clear rule collateral estoppel criminal cases applied hypertechnical archaic approach century pleading book realism rationality previous judgment acquittal based upon general verdict usually case approach requires record prior proceeding taking account pleadings evidence charge relevant matter conclude whether rational jury grounded verdict upon issue defendant seeks foreclose consideration inquiry set practical frame viewed eye circumstances proceedings sealfon test technically restrictive course simply amount rejection rule collateral estoppel criminal proceedings least every case first judgment based upon general verdict acquittal straightforward application federal rule present case lead one conclusion record utterly devoid indication first jury rationally found armed robbery occurred knight victim robbery single rationally conceivable issue dispute jury whether petitioner one robbers jury verdict found federal rule law therefore make second prosecution robbery roberts wholly impermissible ultimate question determined light benton maryland supra whether established rule federal law embodied fifth amendment guarantee double jeopardy hesitate hold whatever else constitutional guarantee may embrace north carolina pearce surely protects man acquitted gantlet second time green question whether missouri validly charge petitioner six separate offenses robbery six poker players whether received total six punishments convicted single trial robbing six victims simply whether jury determined verdict petitioner one robbers state constitutionally hale new jury litigate issue first jury acquitted petitioner robbing knight missouri certainly brought trial upon charge jury determined upon conflicting testimony least reasonable doubt petitioner one robbers state present different identification evidence second prosecution robbery knight hope different jury might find evidence convincing situation constitutionally different even though second trial related another victim robbery name victim circumstances case bearing whatever upon issue whether petitioner one robbers case state brief frankly conceded following petitioner acquittal treated first trial dry run second prosecution doubt prosecutor felt state provable case first charge lost every good attorney refined presentation light turn events first trial precisely constitutional guarantee forbids judgment reversed case remanded appeals eighth circuit proceedings consistent opinion ordered reversed remanded justice black concurring join opinion although must reject implication opinion due process test fairness might appropriate constitutional standard point past might continuing relevancy today areas constitutional law view wholly fallacious idea judge sense fundamentally ever serve substitute explicit written provisions bill rights one provisions fifth amendment prohibition putting man twice jeopardy several occasions stated view double jeopardy clause bars state federal government two together subjecting defendant hazards trial possible conviction alleged offense bartkus illinois dissenting opinion abbate dissenting opinion cuicci illinois dissenting statement green opinion case today amply demonstrates doctrine collateral estoppel basic essential part constitution prohibition double jeopardy accordingly reasons stated opinion fully agree petitioner conviction must reversed justice harlan concurring judge case traditional standards fourteenth amendment due process adhere decision hoag new jersey believing regardless reach federal rule collateral estoppel open state treat issue differently however acceded north carolina pearce decision benton maryland dissent held fourteenth amendment imposes standards double jeopardy clause fifth amendment satisfied present record ashe acquittal first trial brought double jeopardy standards play hence join opinion wish make explicit understanding opinion way intimates double jeopardy clause embraces degree transaction concept reflected concurring opinion brother brennan justice brennan justice douglas justice marshall join concurring agree double jeopardy clause incorporates collateral estoppel constitutional requirement therefore join opinion however even rule collateral estoppel inapplicable facts case view double jeopardy clause nevertheless bars prosecution petitioner second time armed robbery two prosecutions first robbery knight second robbery roberts grew one criminal episode threfore think clear facts case double jeopardy clause prohibited missouri prosecuting petitioner robbery different trial abbate separate opinion conclusion precluded decision hoag new jersey although basic fact situation identical case three armed men entered tavern robbed five customers hoag tried acquitted indictments robbing three customers brought trial fourth indictment first three respects except named fourth customer victim time hoag convicted new jersey courts rejecting hoag claim construed applicable new jersey statute making four robberies although taking place occasion separate offense construction consistent state courts view claim double jeopardy upheld unless evidence necessary sustain second indictment sufficient secure conviction first issues differed identifications victims property taken otherwise state evidence covered ground trials stated unable hold due process clause fourteenth amendment prevents state allowing different offenses arising act transaction prosecuted separately new jersey done long recognized essence federalism widest latitude administration systems criminal justice present case missouri widest latitude benton maryland decided hoag held fifth amendment guarantee person shall subject offense twice put jeopardy life limb enforceable north carolina pearce accorded fully retroactive effect holding means decisions federal standards constitutes offence apply alike federal state proceedings incongruous different standards determine validity claim double jeopardy depending whether claim asserted state federal cf malloy hogan double jeopardy clause guarantee state resources power shall allowed make repeated attempts convict individual alleged offense thereby subjecting embarrassment expense ordeal compelling live continuing state anxiety insecurity green guarantee expressed prohibition multiple prosecutions offence although phrase offence appeared early articulations ardy questions precise meaning rarely arose prior century time bill rights adopted authoritatively defined common law finally attempt definition king vandercomb leach crown adopted evidence test provided little protection multiple prosecution nless first indictment prisoner might convicted upon rpoof facts contained second indictment acquittal first indictment bar second evidence test offence soon followed majority american jurisdictions deficiencies obvious enforce virtually annuls constitutional guarantee example single criminal episode involves several victims evidence test separate prosecution may brought state hoag aff evidence test permits multiple prosecutions single transaction divisible chronologically discrete crimes johnson commonwealth poker hands separate even single criminal act may lead multiple prosecutions viewed perspectives different statutes state elder ind given tendency modern criminal legislation divide phrases criminal transaction numerous separate crimes opportunities multiple prosecutions esentially unitary criminal episode frightening given tradition virtually unreviewable prosecutorial discretion concerning initiation scope criminal potentialities abuse inherent evidence test simply intolerable evidence test constitutionally required first expounded adoption fifth amendment shown abbate supra never squarely held required tion constitutional phrase offence case involving multiple trials indeed context rejected see nielsen discussed abbate supra evidence test may defensible english common law reasons peculiar english criminal procedure severely restricted power prosecutors combine several charges single trial vivid contrast american criminal procedure generally allows prosecutor freedom subject judicial control prosecute person one trial crimes arising single criminal transaction view double jeopardy clause requires prosecution except limited join one trial charges defendant grow single criminal act occurrence episode transaction transaction test offence enforces ancient prohibition vexatious multiple prosecutions embodied double jeopardy clause responds well increasingly widespread recognition consolidation one lawsuit issues arising single transaction occurrence best promotes justice economy convenience modern rules criminal civil procedure reflect recognition see mine workers gibbs although american law institute adopted evidence test since replaced transaction test england abandoned surviving rules joinder charges adopted transaction test federal rules criminal procedure liberally encourage joining parties charges single trial rule provides joinder charges similar character arise transaction connected transactions form part common scheme plan rule provides joinder defendants rule provides joinder separate indictments informations single trial offenses alleged included one indictment information rules represent considered modern thought concerning proper structuring criminal litigation thought reflected federal rules civil procedure pervasive purpose rules require encourage consolidation related claims single lawsuit rule makes compulsory upon pain bar counterclaims arising transaction occurrence plaintiff claim arose rule extends compulsion defendants rule permits broad joinder claims counterclaims claims rules provide joinder parties intervention parties claims related subject matter action rule permits consolidation separate claims class action see particularly rule addition principles res judicata collateral estoppel caution civil plaintiff splitting case doctrine pendent jurisdiction furthered single trials related cases see mine workers gibbs supra moreover recognized jurisdiction courts hear statutory claims pendent constitutional claim required convening see georgia pub serv king smith true developments constitutional dimension many permissive discretionary rather mandatory flexibility rules governing structure civil litigation appropriate order give parties opportunity shape private lawsuits provided injustice harassment undue burden courts result flexibility structuring criminal litigation also desirable consistent traditions double jeopardy clause stands constitutional barrier possible tyranny overzealous prosecutor considerations justice economy convenience propelled movement consolidation civil cases apply even greater force criminal context constitutional principle man shall vexed trial offense yet double jeopardy clause terpreted incorporate evidence test criminal defendants less protection multiple trials civil defendants anomaly intolerable condemned new jersey nearly century half ago words even applicable today civil cases law abhors multiplicity suits yet watchful criminal cases crown shall oppress subject government citizen unnecessary prosecutions case state thought proper prosecute offence mildest form better residue offence go unpunished sustaining second indictment sanction practice might rendered instrument oppression citizen state cooper present case highlights hazards abuse criminal process inherent evidence test demonstrates necessity transaction test robbery poker game involved six knight freeman goodwin mcclendon roberts robbers also stole car seven separate informations filed petitioner one covering robbery victims seventh covering theft car petitioner first trial information charging robbery knight since missouri offered justification trying informations trial reasonable infer informations held reserve tried state failed obtain conviction charge robbing knight indeed state virtually concedes much since argues evidence test consistent exercise prosecutorial discretion four robbery victims testified trial testimony conflicted whether three four robbers gladson testified saw four robbers identify one man named brown mcclendon testified saw three men one time course robbery positively identified brown larson johnson also thought heard petitioner voice robbery said sure knight thought three men participated robbery identify anyone roberts said saw four different men identified brown larson johnson petitioner conceded recognize petitioner voice see face hands maintained identify height even though robbers worn outsized clothing even though connect petitioner actions robbers evidence jury acquitted petitioner second trial robbery roberts mcclendon called witness gladson previously able identify one able identify larson petitioner number details memory much vivid first trial knight testimony substantially first still unable identify robbers roberts previously identified petitioner size height identified size actions voice peculiar movement mouth might expected far stronger identification evidence brought virtually inevitable conviction prosecution plainly organized case second trial provide links missing chain identification evidence offered first trial mcclendon unhelpful witness first trial called second trial hesitant uncertain evidence gladson roberts first trial became detailed positive expansive second trial one must experience sense uneasiness standard allow state second chance plug holes case constitutional protection double jeopardy empty meaning state may make attempts touch case forcing accused gantlet many times victims single episode fortunately petitioner conviction second trial reversed doctrine collateral estoppel since jury first trial clearly resolved favor contested issue trial identification one robbers least doubt whether collateral estoppel aided jury required toresolve additional contested issues conflicting evidence correction abuse criminal process event made depend availability collateral estoppel abuse criminal process foremost among feared evils led inclusion double jeopardy clause bill rights evil effectively avoided clause thus best serve worthy ends offence construed embody transaction standard federal state prosecutors prohibited mounting successive prosecutions offenses growing criminal episode least absence showing unavoidable necessity successive prosecutions particular case chief justice burger dissenting fifth amendment constitution provides part shall person subject offence twice put jeopardy life limb nothing language gloss previously placed provision fifth amendment remotely justifies treatment today accords estoppel doctrine nothing purpose authors constitution commands even justifies decides today truly case expanding sound basic principle beyond rational legitimate objectives preclude harassment accused certain facts dispute home john gladson scene friendly game poker early hours morning january six knight freeman goodwin mcclendon playing cards basement game progress three men armed shotgun pistols broke house forced way basement ordered players remove trousers tied except gladson heart condition robbers seemed aware substantial amounts currency checks taken poker table items personal property taken persons players period men robbed basement one man entered gladson bedroom three floors ripped telephone tied telephone cord removed wedding ring finger robbers fled car belonging roberts four johnson larson arrested later morning robbery subsequently charged separate information robbery six victims ashe johnson larson also charged theft car belonging roberts ashe went trial may charge robbing knight charge victims presented four six gladson mcclendon robbery described individual losses gladson testify ill day trial justice brennan stated victims testimony conflicted whether three four robbers testified saw four robbers identify one man named brown mcclendon testified saw three men one time course robbery positively identified brown larson johnson also thought heard petitioner voice robbery said sure knight thought three men participated robbery identify one roberts said saw four different men identified brown larson johnson petitioner ante ashe put evidence whatever right even waived closing arguments jury nonetheless jury reach verdict guilty returned somewhat unorthodox verdict guilty due insufficient evidence june ashe tried robbery roberts gladson testified trial relating asleep bedroom one robbers entered awoke tied telephone cord took cash wedding ring robber stayed room minutes time hear scuffling talking basement said able identify robber voice johnson ashe opinion omits relevant facts victims testimony second trial corroborated gladson four robbers present time robbery took place gladson identified three larson basement first minutes robbery also stated one robbers left basement minutes roberts identified brown larson ashe men formed original group entered basement testified robbery two three men including ashe left room two men returned short time car keys johnson replaced ashe one two doubt record shows four persons robbery band jury found ashe guilty robbing charge thereafter described opinion majority ashe conviction reviewed upheld missouri district western district missouri appeals eighth circuit turn rejected ashe claim ii concept double jeopardy firm constitutional commitment repeated trials offence like american jurisdictions expanded part constitution evidence test example blockburger stated far relevant test applied determine whether two offenses one whether provision charge requires proof fact emphasis added clearly beyond dispute charge ashe second trial required proof charge involving knight therefore reach far beyond accepted rule reach decision case done superimpose test new novel gloss majority rests holding part series cases beginning oppenheimer involve constitutional double jeopardy applied collateral estoppel developed civil litigation federal criminal prosecutions matter supervisory power federal system finds federal collateral estoppel rule fifth amendment guarantee double jeopardy applies fourteenth amendment ingredient eluded judges justices nearly two centuries finds endowed perception predecessors lacked area law encounters new facts product civil strange mutant transformed control criminal case civil cases doctrine justified conserving judicial resources well parties actions additionally providing finality needed plan future ordinarily applies parties side litigation interest identical parties initial litigation complainant second trial first even though state party cases properly criminal cases finality conservation private public judicial resources lesser values civil litigation also courts applied concept criminal actions certainly apply parties true civil cases ashe convicted first trial presumably hold thereby foreclosed litigating identification issue second trial perhaps comes surprise find expressed rationale majority decision ashe gantlet doctrine law legal reasoning colorful graphic phrase used originally opinion written justice black intended mean something entirely different full phrase gantlet charge emphasis added found green question multiple crimes multiple victims involved green found guilty second degree murder charge first degree secured new trial held nothing green put gantlet first degree murder compelled defend charge retrial today step area constitutional law taken basis casual reliance phrase lifted context originally used decision slogan commentators concluded harassment inherent standing trial second time sufficient reason use collateral estoppel criminal trials today relying harassment concept superimpose new brand gloss evidence test short answer case remotely suggest harassment accused robbed six victims harassment aspect rise constitutional levels finally majority opinion tells us rule collateral estoppel criminal cases applied hypertechnical archaic approach century pleading book realism rationality ante deference bound pose question reasonable rational holding acquittal ashe robbing knight bars trial robbing roberts borrow phrase opinion conceivably archaic like stilted formalisms century england stretch jeopardy robbing knight jeopardy robbing roberts examining facts case concludes first jury must concluded ashe one present time also since second jury necessarily reached decision finding present doctrine applies majority analysis facts completely disregards confusion injected case robbery gladson psychoanalyze jury evidence adduced first trial reasonably construed indicating ashe gladson home three men one involved basement robbery certainly evidence first trial equivocal whether three four robbers whether man robbed gladson one three robbed six male victims whether man three robbed gladson since jury thought together instruction given trial applied actual taking six card players gladson jury well acquitted ashe yet believed present gladson home hand evidence adduced second trial resolved issues identity may troubled first jury believed evidence indicated fourth robber johnson ashe gladson ashe larson brown robbing male victims johnson go basement male victims located three already taken stolen items robbers preparing departure car stolen roberts accordingly even facts case opinion considers one conclusion susceptible interpretation first jury base acquittal identity ground finds compelling bases holding sheer place particularly review state convictions way habeas corpus justice holmes said guy donald long matter considered debated artificial terms danger led technical definition apply certain name deduce consequences relation grounds name applied iii essence justice brennan concurrence one transaction one episode may characterize one frolic hence one crime approach like taken totally overlooks significance six entirely separate charges robbery six individuals frolic concept novel notion urged various courts including one theses underlying frolic notion criminal episode short answer victims criminal conduct readily divisible intensely personal offense offense person means dignity human personality individuality talk single transaction context six separate assaults six individuals elevates individual rights human dignity accused high casual treat victims single homogenized lump human clay grant dignity individual status victims much accused surely less suggested multiple crimes separately punished must collectively tried one point firm trend law allow severance defendants offenses separate trials avoid possible prjudice one one criminal act conduct one defendant another holds today must related impact crimes serious ordinary housebreaking followed physical assault six men robbery understand full impact must view holding context four men break enter rob kill six victims concurrence tells us unless crimes joined one trial alleged killers tried one killings even evidence personally killed two three victims alter crime four men breaking college dormitory assaulting six girls holding effect second third fourth criminal acts unless accused tried multiple crimes single defendants frantically use every legal device avoid often succeed avoiding reality holds today make good sense make good law therefore join four courts found double jeopardy case borrow wise words justice black separate opinion jackson denno conviction struck case full accord guarantees federal constitution held invalid belief improve constitution footnotes doubt decision benton maryland north carolina pearce decided day benton unanimously accorded fully effect benton doctrine instructs jury believe find evidence case beyond reasonable doubt county jackson state missouri day january defendant herein bob fred ashe alias bobby fred ashe either alone knowingly acting concert others force arms upon one knight unlawfully feloniously make assault took carried away money person presence force violence person putting fear immediate injury person felonious intent convert use without honest claim said money part defendant intent permanently deprive said knight ownership without consent said knight finding find defendant guilty robbery first degree find verdict instructs jury persons equally guilty act together common intent commission crime crime committed two persons jointly act one acting instructs jury two persons knowingly act together commission unlawful act purpose whatever either furtherance unlawful act purpose law act deed persons persuasive dissenting opinions hoag case may duty follow law stated expresses contrary view certainly factual circumstances case provide excellent opportunity reexamination questions presented examination transcript trials shows single issue real contest distinguished issues may said technical dispute question whether petitioner present time money taken poker table property taken persons respective poker players ashe swenson usually difficult lower federal forecast assurance decision continuing validity holding decade ago divided closely possible particularly decision rapidly developing sensitive area criminal law fourteenth amendment bill rights relationship feel however task forecast follow dictates despite closeness decision moment time books us read ashe swenson particular relied upon unexpected failure four state witnesses earlier trial identify petitioner two witnesses previously identified course police investigation indeed second two witnesses failed identify petitioner state pleaded surprise attempted impeach testimony say unexpected turn events state decision try petitioner yager robbery arbitrary lacking justification amounted denial concepts constituting essence scheme ordered justice due process case us contrast claim turn events first trial unless jury verdict acquittal characterized see also coffey frank mangum sealfon de angelo curzio yawn cowart mayers yarbrough bis vexari new trials successive prosecutions see yawn supra de angelo supra later permitted state jury may disbelieved substantial uncontradicted evidence prosecution point defendant contest possible multiplicity prosecutions staggering fact restrictive definition amounts simply rejection collateral estoppel since impossible imagine statutory offense government prove one element issue sustain conviction mayers yarbrough supra see generally lugar criminal law double jeopardy res judicata iowa see also comment twice jeopardy yale hunvald criminal law missouri comment double jeopardy collateral estoppel crimes arising transaction mclaren doctrine res judicata applied trial criminal cases true said hoag new jersey supra never squarely held collateral estoppel constitutional requirement perhaps century ago situations arose calling application common law early federal criminal statutes offense categories relatively distinct single course criminal conduct likely yield single offense see comment statutory implementation double jeopardy clauses new life moribund constitutional guarantee yale recent times advent specificity draftsmanship extraordinary proliferation overlapping related statutory offenses became possible prosecutors spin startingly numerous series offenses single alleged criminal transaction see note double jeopardy indictment yale number statutory offenses multiplied potential unfair abusive reprosecutions became far pronounced comment twice jeopardy yale note double jeopardy concept identity offenses brooklyn federal courts soon recognized need prevent abuses doctrine collateral estoppel became safeguard firmly embedded federal law see supra whether basis constitutional one question academic concern decision benton maryland supra see vaux case hale pleas crown felony hawkins pleas crown ed blackstone commentaries see generally sigler double jeopardy see baker prosecution baker de long prosecuting duties criminal prosecution kaplan prosecutorial comment note prosecutor discretion note discretion exercised montana county attorneys criminal prosecutions rev note prosecutorial discretion initiation criminal complaints several subsidiary rules developed attempts eliminate anomalies resulting evidence test thus one offense included another prosecution one bars reprosecution even though evidence necessary prove two offenses different similarly doctrines res judicata collateral estoppel provided though much relief extreme permissiveness test see generally kirchheimer act offense double jeopardy yale numerous practical exceptions test discussed horack multiple consequences single criminal act many exceptions evidence rule found necessary hardly rule yet numerous exceptions succeeded wholly preventing prosecutorial abuse justice frankfurter said prohibition constitution double jeopardy derived history significance scope must determined simply taking words dictionary considering origin line growth green supra dissenting opinion relation history english criminal procedure history common law double jeopardy comprehensively examined friedland double jeopardy see particular pp see example crime completed discovered despite diligence part police commencement prosecution crimes arising transaction exception transaction rule made permit separate prosecution see diaz cf ali model penal code proposed official draft connelly another exception necessary single jurisdiction alleged crimes additional exception discussed infra admittedly phrase transaction guidance application obtained cases interpreting phrase used federal rules criminal procedure see particular cases rule although analogies use phrase civil litigation perfect since policy considerations differ guidance application present context obtained course application civil litigation courts encountered great difficulty reaching sound results particular cases see moore federal practice barron holtzoff federal practice procedure wright ed additional guidance may found cases developing standard nucleus operative fact umw gibbs purposes pendent jurisdiction see generally note mine workers gibbs pendent jurisdiction compare ali administration criminal law official draft double jeopardy ali model penal code proposed official draft see also see connelly rule provides separate trials order joinder prejudicial either prosecution defense cf even separate trials permitted avoid prejudicial joinder transaction rule serve useful purpose since defendant least informed one time charges actually tried prepare defense accordingly moreover decision whether charges tried jointly separately rest judge rather prosecutor separate trials may ordered course proofs repetitious multiplicity trials vexatious multiplicity enable prosecution use experience first trial strengthen case subsequent trial joinder defendants distinguished joinder offenses requires separate analysis example joinder defendants lead sixth amendment problems see bruton course collateral estoppel prevent multiple prosecutions first trial ends verdict guilty question separate trials different crimes committed single criminal transaction entirely distinct independent question prosecutorial discretion select charges defendant shall prosecuted explained separate opinion abbate supra also distinct independent question imposition separate punishments different crimes committed single transaction double jeopardy clause limit power congress split single transaction separate crimes give prosecution choice charges cf gore douglas dissenting moreover clause general matter prohibit imposition one trial cumulative penalties different crimes committed one transaction see separate opinion abbate supra thus crime need go unpunished however clause provide outer limit power federal state courts impose cumulative punishments single criminal transaction see gore supra brennan dissenting test first enunciated king vandercomb leach crown knight roberts passengers car collided one driven ashe one seriously suggest jury verdict ashe action knight ashe bar action roberts ashe present situation shows far distorted collateral estoppel beyond traditional boundaries see mayers yarbrough bis vexari new trials successive prosecutions comment rev cf note yale weight harassment factor warrant elevating principles criminal trials level fifth fourteenth amendments true harassment deserves serious consideration strain new trial society urgent interest protecting public criminal acts endorse concepts put premium aggravated criminal conduct multiple crimes committed time arguably ashe madea defense solely alibi vietnam time offered evidence army records one might reasonably say jury decided today says probably decided record however analysis baseless see ante criticism doctrine necessary apply general criminal verdicts see note yale hoag new jersey warren dissenting douglas dissenting