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Criminal Procedure — double jeopardy — mistrials
2011AP2349-CR & 2011AP2854-CR State v. Thorstad
Supreme Court rules in Double Jeopardy case
An informal vote taken by jurors before deliberations conclude and later reported to a judge in court does not amount to an acquittal, and therefore a retrial does not violate a defendant’s Double Jeopardy rights, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled.
Criminal Procedure — double jeopardy
09-1265, 09-1287, 09-1376, 09-1602, 09-2093, 09-2109 U.S. v. Schiro
Criminal Procedure — double jeopardy – mistrials — manifest necessity
2011AP2659-CR State v. Rodebaugh
Justices consider Double Jeopardy without formal verdict
Sometime jury members can’t come to an agreement in criminal cases. But when jurors are prepared to acquit a defendant on the most serious charges in a case and are deadlocked on the lesser included charges, can a defendant be retried or has jeopardy attached?
Criminal Procedure — prosecutorial vindictiveness — double jeopardy
2010AP2239-CR State v. Clayton-Jones
2010AP1960-CR State v. Crenshaw
Criminal Procedure Ineffective assistance; double jeopardy; postconviction discovery
2010AP653-CR State v. Boyer
Criminal Procedure Double jeopardy George P. Boyer appeals from an order clarifying his sentence on revocation for Operating a Motor Vehicle Without the Owner’s Consent (OMVWOC). Boyer contends that the circuit court resentenced him in violation of his due process and double jeopardy rights. We conclude the court properly modified Boyer’s sentence to correct legal […]
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