Evans v. Michigan

Evans v. Michigan

Argued November 6, 2012
Decided January 20, 2013
Full case name Lamar Evans v. Michigan
Docket nos. 11-1327
Citations

568 U.S. ___ (more)

Argument Oral argument
Prior history

acquittal reversed and remanded, 288 Mich.App. 410, 794 N.W.2d 848 (2010); affirmed,

491 Mich. 1, 810 N.W.2d 535; certiorari granted, 567 U.S. ___ (2012)
Holding
The double jeopardy clause bars a retrial when a directed verdict was rendered, even if erroneous. Michigan Supreme Court reversed.
Court membership
Case opinions
Majority Sotomayor, joined by Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan
Dissent Alito

Evans v. Michigan, 568 U.S. ___ (2013), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that if a person accused of a crime receives a directed acquittal, the Double Jeopardy Clause bars a second trial of that person for the same crime, even if the person was acquitted in error.[1]

References

  1. Evans v. Michigan www.scotusblog.com Retrieved February 27, 2013
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