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)












