United States Supreme Court

The Double Jeopardy Clause bars the State's attempt to appeal in the hope of subjecting defendant to a new trial on charges of aggravated battery and mob action, where: 1) on the day defendant's trial was set to begin, the State declined to present any evidence because it wanted the trial court to grant a continuance, and the trial court granted defendant's motion for a directed not-guilty verdict; 2) defendant was subjected to jeopardy because the jury was impaneled and sworn; and 3) the trial court found the State's evidence insufficient to sustain a conviction, so there is no doubt that defendant may not be retried.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/27/2014
• Published 05/27/2014

Judges

• PER CURIAM

Court

• United States Supreme Court

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