Ohio v. Johnson

467 U.S. 493·1984

What the Court Decided

The Court held that acceptance of a guilty plea to lesser included offenses does not bar prosecution on the greater offenses when both arise from the same transaction and the defendant has not been acquitted of the greater charges.

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Cited In

Hunter v. United States

2025 Term · 24-1063

Examined when jeopardy attaches in the context of guilty pleas and the protections afforded once a plea is accepted, relevant to the threshold question of whether double jeopardy bars the government's withdrawal here.