Double Jeopardy Issue: Court OKs Some Trials After Vote To Acquit

The article is by The Los Angeles Times. The Supreme Court has limited the Constitution’s protection against double jeopardy in cases involving multiple charges and a deadlocked  jury. In a 6-3 decision, the court ruled Thursday [May 24] prosecutors may try again to convict a defendant of murder even after jurors in his first trial vote to acquit him of murder — but split on whether to convict him of a lesser charge of manslaughter.  (Read Full Article Here)

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