Hudson v. Louisiana

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• holding that granted new trial on basis of insufficient evidence barred new trial
• holding that, when the record clearly shows that a motion for new trial was granted based on legally insufficient evidence, and not because the trial court acted as a proverbial “13th juror,” a retrial is barred by double jeopardy
• applying Burks v. United States, 437 U. S. 1 (1978), to trial judge's postverdict ruling that evidence was insufficient to support conviction
• applying Burks v. United States, 437 U. S. 1 (1978), to trial judge’s postverdict ruling that evidence was insufficient to support conviction
• finding of insufficient evidence, though made in the course of granting a motion for new trial, is an acquittal for double jeopardy purposes
• finding a successive prosecution violated double jeopardy where the trial court granted a motion for new trial based on legal insufficiency of the evidence

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