Labels:book | reckoner | sky OCR: the trial judge. absolutely shields the from retrial. reversal based the insufficiency of the evidence has the same effect because means that no rational fact-finder couli have voted to convict the defendant 457 I.S (1982) (footnotes omitted ) The constitutional protection against double jeopardy unequivocally prohibits second trial follow ing an acquittal. The public interest 1 the finality +t crimi- ral judgments U strong that an acquitted defend ant may not retried even though I"the acquittal was bascd upon an egregiously crroncous founda- tion. [citations omitted] If the innocence of the ac cused has been pourryuns by final judgment the Constilution conclusively presunies tha ccond trial be unfair Arizona Washington 434 U.S. 497. 503 1978) qhot ing Fong F0O United States, 369 17 (1962) ...
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