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Bravo-Fernandez v. U.S., No. 15-537 (U.S. Supreme Court) (580 U.S. ___; 137 S.Ct. 352) (November 29, 2016) (Justice Ginsburg)

Loaded on Dec. 26, 2016 published in Punch and Jurists December 05, 2016
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In this case, a unanimous Supreme Court held that “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 …

 

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  1. Bravo-Fernandez v. U.S., No. 15-537 (U.S. Supreme Court) (580 U.S. ___; 137 S.Ct. 352) (November 29, 2016) (Justice Ginsburg)
  2. Salman v. U.S., No. 15-628 (U.S. Supreme Court) (580 U.S. ___; 137 S.Ct. 420) (December 6, 2016) (Justice Alito)
  3. U.S. v. Browne, No. 14-1798 (3rd Cir.) (834 F.3d 403) (August 25, 2016) (Judge Cheryl Ann Krause)
  4. U.S. v. Brown, No. 13-1706-cr (2nd Cir.) (843 F.3d 74) (December 6, 2016) (Judge Christopher F. Droney)
  5. U.S. v. Taylor, No. 16-1019 (7th Cir.) (833 F.3d 795) (August 15, 2016) (Judge Richard A. Posner)
  6. U.S. v. Algahaim, No. 15-2024(L) (2nd Cir.) (842 F.3d 796) (December 1, 2016) (Judge Jon O. Newman)

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