Burks v. United States

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1978-06-14

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Mr. Chief Justice Burger delivered the opinion of the Court. We granted certiorari to resolve the question of whether an accused may be subjected to a second trial when conviction in a prior trial was reversed by an appellate court solely for lack of sufficient evidence to sustain the jury’s verdict. I Petitioner…

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