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Justices take up double jeopardy case
The Supreme Court on Monday added one new case, involving the double jeopardy clause and the Hobbs Act, to its docket for the ...
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Second Circuit Rejects Double Jeopardy and Sufficiency of the Evidence Arguments After Remand in Ciminelli Case
In United States v. Aiello, the Second Circuit (Raggi, Chin, Sullivan) remanded the cases of Steven Aiello, Joseph Gerardi, Louis Ciminelli, and ...
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Former clerk tapped for fall double jeopardy argument
The Supreme Court has tapped a former clerk to Justice Sonia Sotomayor to defend a lower court ruling in next term’s Barrett v. United States, a New York man’s challenge to his robbery convictions and ...
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Accused murderer Karen Read wants her trial pushed back to allow for her federal appeal to move forward
United States that “the rights conferred on a criminal accused by the Double Jeopardy Clause would be significantly undermined if appellate review of the double jeopardy claims were postponed ...
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U.S. Supreme Court won’t hear federal agent Christopher Deedy’s Waikiki shooting case
Deedy’s attorneys have argued that a third trial would violate the double jeopardy clause of the U.S. Constitution. The Hawaii Supreme Court ruled that a retrial wouldn’t violate his double ...
‘Jeopardy!’ Fans Debate Daily Double Strategy Following Player’s Loss
That much was clear in the March 25 episode of Jeopardy! that saw one player lose a Daily Double but maintain his place in ...