Missouri v. Hunter

459 U.S. 359·1983

What the Court Decided

Held that cumulative punishments imposed at a single trial do not violate the Double Jeopardy Clause where the legislature has clearly expressed an intent to impose them.

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Cited In

Barrett v. United States

2025 Term · 24-5774

Established the principle that the Double Jeopardy Clause does not prohibit cumulative punishments for the same offense if the legislature clearly intended them. Justice Gorsuch questioned whether Hunter remains good law after Dixon overruled Grady.