Martinez v. Illinois, No. 13-5967 (U.S. Supreme Court) (572 U.S. 833; 134 S.Ct. 2070) (May 27, 2014) (Per Curiam)
The Fifth Amendment provides, inter alia, that “[n]o person shall be…subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb.” In this brief, per curiam decision, a unanimous Supreme Court reaffirmed the inviolate nature of its rule that double jeopardy attaches once a jury has ...
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