Motion Under U.S. Const. Amend. V • 18 U.S.C. § 1959
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Double Jeopardy & VICAR Charge Overlap Analyzer

Examine federal defense motion viability for United States v. Durk. Assess whether charges under Violent Crimes in Aid of Racketeering (VICAR in Chicago) duplicate acquitted conduct from the prior Los Angeles trial under the Blockburger same-elements test and Ashe v. Swenson collateral estoppel.

Predicate Conduct & Charge Matrix
Prior Trial Verdict
Los Angeles (Full Acquittal)
Prior jeopardy attached; jury delivered complete acquittal on conspiratorial counts.
Subsequent Indictment
Chicago VICAR (18 U.S.C. § 1959)
Alleges enterprise predicate acts mirroring prior acquitted California conduct.
Adjust percentage sliders to model the factual overlap between prior trial evidence and new VICAR counts.
Motion Viability & Doctrine Output
88.3%
Predicate Conduct Overlap Score
Strong Grounds for Dismissal
Constitutional Legal Basis
Fifth Amendment Double Jeopardy / Blockburger Test
Calculated Motion Status
Strong Grounds for Dismissal
Predicate Average Overlap
88.3%
Predicate Conduct Act L.A. Charge Chicago VICAR Overlap
Blockburger v. United States (284 U.S. 299) Element Test
Where the same act or transaction constitutes a violation of two distinct statutory provisions, the test is whether each provision requires proof of a fact which the other does not. If Chicago VICAR relies exclusively on previously acquitted overt acts, jeopardy attaches.
Ashe v. Swenson (397 U.S. 436) Collateral Estoppel
When an issue of ultimate fact has once been determined by a valid and final judgment of acquittal, that issue cannot again be litigated between the same parties in any future prosecution.
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