Double jeopardy clause bars Georgia from retrying man acquitted by reason of insanity

Double jeopardy clause bars Georgia from retrying man acquitted by reason of insanity

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So what would you expect if a state supreme court wrote an opinion directly inconsistent with “perhaps the most fundamental rule” of the Supreme Court’s jurisprudence in the area, an opinion that would get a failing grade in any law school course on criminal law? Well, your first guess would be that the Supreme Court would unanimously reverse, and if you were bold you’d predict a short opinion assigned because of its triviality to the most junior justice. That … Read the rest