Case: Benton v. Maryland
Abbreviation: Benton v. Maryland
Decision Date: 1968-06-17
Docket Number: No. 1185
Citation: 392 U.S. 925
Volume: 392
Reporter: United States Reports
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: United States
Parties: Benton v. Maryland.
Judges: 
Pages: 925–926

Head Matter:
No. 1185,
Misc.
Benton v. Maryland.

Opinion:
Ct. Sp. App. Md. Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Certiorari granted limited to the following questions:
(1) Is the double jeopardy clause of the Fifth Amendment applicable to the States through the Fourteenth Amendment?
H. Thomas Sisk and M. Michael Cramer for petitioner.
Francis B. Burch, Attorney General of Maryland, and Edward F. Borgerd-ing, Assistant Attorney General, for respondent.
(2) If so, was the .petitioner "twice put in jeopardy" in this case?
Case transferred to appellate docket.