US Supreme Court Examines Double-Jeopardy Impact of 'Repugnant' Verdicts 

January 4, 2024

Stephen Miller, a member of the firm’s Commercial Litigation group, and Lauren Freeman, an associate of the Litigation department, authored an article in The Legal Intelligencer discussing the upcoming Supreme Court ruling in McElrath v. Georgia, where the high court will decide whether the double jeopardy clause bars retrial of a defendant who was both convicted and acquitted in an inconsistent or “repugnant” verdict. The court is expected to issue its decision before June 2024.

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Authors

Lauren Freeman

Associate

LFreeman@cozen.com

(215) 665-5518

Stephen A. Miller

Co-Chair, White Collar Defense & Investigations

samiller@cozen.com

(215) 665-4736

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