Pearce v R is an Australian legal case decided in the High Court. In criminal law the case is an important authority, particularly for its statements of principle which apply to the laws of double jeopardy and sentencing in Australia. The case involved two charges that had arisen from a single course of conduct of Pearce, in which he had broken into the victim's home and beaten them. According to LawCite, it is the 26th most cited case of the High Court.