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Cite as: 524 U. S. 721 (1998)

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matter of legislative grace, not constitutional command, and it does not
compel extension of the double jeopardy bar. Pp. 733–734.

16 Cal. 4th 826, 941 P. 2d 1121, afﬁrmed.

O(cid:146)Connor, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Rehnquist,
C. J., and Kennedy, Thomas, and Breyer, JJ., joined. Stevens, J., ﬁled
a dissenting opinion, post, p. 734. Scalia, J., ﬁled a dissenting opinion, in
which Souter and Ginsburg, JJ., joined, post, p. 737.

Cliff Gardner, by appointment of the Court, 522 U. S. 1106,

argued the cause and ﬁled briefs for petitioner.

David F. Glassman, Deputy Attorney General of Cali-
fornia, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the
brief were Daniel E. Lungren, Attorney General, George
Williamson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Carol Wen-
delin Pollack, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Susan D.
Martynec, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, and Carl
N. Henry, Deputy Attorney General.

Matthew D. Roberts argued the cause for the United
States as amicus curiae urging afﬁrmance. With him on
the brief were Solicitor General Waxman, Acting Assistant
Attorney General Keeney, and Deputy Solicitor General
Dreeben.*

*David M. Porter and Robert Weisberg ﬁled a brief for the National

Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers urging reversal.

Briefs of amici curiae urging afﬁrmance were ﬁled for the Common-
wealth of Massachusetts et al. by Scott Harshbarger, Attorney General
of Massachusetts, Ellyn H. Lazar, Assistant Attorney General, and Dan
Schweitzer, and by the Attorneys General for their respective States as
follows: Bruce M. Botelho of Alaska, Winston Bryant of Arkansas, Gale
A. Norton of Colorado, Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, M. Jane
Brady of Delaware, Robert A. Butterworth of Florida, Thurbert E. Baker
of Georgia, Alan G. Lance of Idaho, Jim Ryan of Illinois, Jeffrey A. Modi-
sett of Indiana, Tom Miller of Iowa, Carla J. Stovall of Kansas, Richard
P. Ieyoub of Louisiana, J. Joseph Curran, Jr., of Maryland, Hubert H.
Humphrey III of Minnesota, Mike Moore of Mississippi, Jeremiah W.
(Jay) Nixon of Missouri, Joseph P. Mazurek of Montana, Don Stenberg
of Nebraska, Frankie Sue Del Papa of Nevada, Peter Verniero of New
Jersey, Dennis C. Vacco of New York, Michael F. Easley of North Car-
olina, Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota, Betty D. Montgomery of Ohio,