The People of the State of New York v. Frank Lo Cicero

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals held that New York's double‑jeopardy statutes bar a state prosecution for robbery, grand larceny and assault when the defendant has been acquitted of the same conduct in a federal court, but it allowed the separate kidnapping charge to proceed. The court interpreted “another state or country” to include the United States and reversed the lower court’s reinstatement of the first three counts, remanding for trial on the kidnapping count.