Arizona v. Rumsey, No. 83-226 (U.S. Supreme Court) (467 U.S. 203; 104 S.Ct. 2305) (May 29, 1984) (Justice O'Connor)
In this case, the Court held that a defendant sentenced to life imprisonment by a capital sentencing jury is protected by the Double Jeopardy Clause against imposition of the death penalty in the event that he obtains reversal of his conviction and is retried and reconvicted. Essentially, this ruling is ...
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