Blockburger Test: Whether Obstruction of Justice Statutes 18 U.S.C. §§ 1505 and 1512(c)(2) Can Be Charged in the Same Indictment?

In 1932, the U.S. Supreme Court established a double jeopardy test to determine if multiple charges can stand together:  each charge must contain proof of a fact which the other does not.  If one charge is merely the lesser-included offense of the other charge, then the defendant’s right against Double Jeopardy would be violated if charged together.

Read the blog post by Jason Strojny here.