Burks v. U.S., No. 76-6528 (U.S. Supreme Court) (437 U.S. 1; 98 S.Ct. 2141) (June 14, 1978) (Justice Burger)
The Court granted certiorari in this case to resolve the question of whether an accused may be subjected to a second trial when conviction in a prior trial was reversed by an appellate court solely for lack of sufficient evidence to sustain the jury's verdict. As the Court stated: "[W]e ...
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