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· 6/11/2012

Evans v. Michigan

Citations

  • 567 U.S. 905
  • 132 S. Ct. 2753

About this case

Evans v. Michigan

Evans v. Michigan, 568 U.S. 313 (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] [2] [3]

References

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  1. Evans v. Michigan, 568 U.S. 313 (2013).
  2. Ronald J. Allen et al., Criminal Procedure: Adjudication and Right to Counsel 1550-53 (3d ed. 2016).
  3. Vladeck, Steve (February 25, 2013). "Opinion recap: Reaffirming double jeopardy's line between "substantive" and "procedural" dismissals" . SCOTUSblog. Retrieved September 18, 2025.

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