Unpublished Paper
Prosecution Appeals of Court-Ordered Midtrial Acquittals: Permissible Under the Double Jeopardy Clause?
ExpressO
(2012)
Abstract
This article considers whether a statute or rule of court allowing the prosecution to appeal a directed verdict of not guilty, or its equivalent, would be constitutional under the Double Jeopardy Clause.
Keywords
- double jeopardy,
- prosecution appeals,
- appeal of directed verdict of not guilty
Disciplines
Publication Date
2012
Citation Information
David S Rudstein. "Prosecution Appeals of Court-Ordered Midtrial Acquittals: Permissible Under the Double Jeopardy Clause?" ExpressO (2012) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/david_rudstein/23/