State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent v. William Hoag, Defendant-Appellant

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey affirmed the conviction of Hoag for the robbery of Elmer S. Yager, holding that successive prosecutions for each victim of a single holdup do not violate the state constitutional double‑jeopardy prohibition, that the earlier acquittal does not estop the later prosecution, and that the procedural practice does not offend the Fourteenth Amendment due process clause. Justice Heher dissented, arguing that the second trial was barred by double jeopardy and collateral estoppel.