Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Argument transcript in Beckles...

...is here.

And the Supreme Court decided a double jeopardy case this morning, Bravo-Fernandez:
The issue-preclusion component of the Double Jeopardy Clause does not bar the Government from retrying defendants, like petitioners, after a jury has returned irreconcilably inconsistent verdicts of conviction and acquittal and the convictions are later vacated for legal error unrelated to the inconsistency.
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2 comments:

  1. Anonymous2:18 PM

    Illuminating

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  2. Anonymous12:46 AM

    http://www.scotusblog.com/2016/11/argument-analysis-court-wrestles-with-vagueness-and-retroactivity-in-sentencing-context/#more-249342

    Analysis of OA from Scotusblog. "At the end of the argument, it seemed doubtful Beckles will prevail."

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