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Louisiana Supreme Court Announces Conviction of Lesser Included Offense Subsequently Vacated as Unconstitutional Constitutes Implied Acquittal of Higher Charge; Double Jeopardy Bars Retrial on Higher Charge
Loaded on Nov. 15, 2022
by Jacob Barrett
published in Criminal Legal News
December, 2022, page 32
Filed under:
U.S. Sentencing Guidelines,
Double jeopardy,
New Trial/Judgment of Acquittal.
Location:
Louisiana.
by Jacob Barrett
In a case of first impression, the Supreme Court of Louisiana held double jeopardy bars the reinstatement and retrial of a defendant on a higher charge when he has been lawfully convicted of a lesser included offense, even though the conviction was later vacated, and further held ...
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