SCOTUS Rules Double Jeopardy Bans Retrial of Defendant Found Non-Guilty by Reason of Insanity
Constitutional Law Reporter
APRIL 30, 2024
Georgia , 601 U.S. _ (2024), the U.S. The justices unanimously held that the jury’s verdict that Damian McElrath was not guilty of malice murder by reason of insanity constituted an acquittal for double jeopardy purposes notwithstanding any inconsistency with the jury’s other verdicts. In McElrath v.
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