This is a really bad decision. It goes against the Fifth Amendment and the tradition of protection from Double Jeopardy.
Justices Allow Retrial on Rejected Charges
By ADAM LIPTAK
Published: May 24, 2012
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that a criminal defendant may be retried even though the jury in his first trial had unanimously rejected the most serious charges against him. The vote was 6 to 3, with the justices split over whether the constitutional protection against double jeopardy barred such
reprosecutions.
Justices Allow Retrial on Rejected Charges
By ADAM LIPTAK
Published: May 24, 2012
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that a criminal defendant may be retried even though the jury in his first trial had unanimously rejected the most serious charges against him. The vote was 6 to 3, with the justices split over whether the constitutional protection against double jeopardy barred such
reprosecutions.
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