The U.S.Supreme Court has ruled that the Constitutional prohibition against double jeopardy also bars multiple punishments for the same offense.

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This is correct. The Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution protects individuals from being tried or punished twice for the same offense. In other words, a person cannot be subject to multiple punishments for the same crime. This was confirmed by the U.S. Supreme Court in its ruling in the case of North Carolina v. Pearce (1969).

The USSupreme Court Has Ruled That the Constitutional Prohibition Against Double