Petition of Andrew Dutton Co.

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• stating a jury’s special verdict must necessarily resolve an issue in the defendant’s favor before collateral estoppel can apply.
• jury silence on some, but not all, predicate acts for a RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act) offense did not bar retrial on those predicates
• “A jury’s failure to decide an issue will be treated as an implied acquittal only where the jury’s verdict necessarily resolves an issue in the defendant’s favor.”
• “If Swami had wanted the original jury to decide the Rule 31(e

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