People v. Evans

Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan Chief Justice: Justices: Opinion Robert P. Young, Jr. Michael F. Cavanagh Marilyn Kelly Stephen J. Markman Diane M. Hathaway Mary Beth Kelly Brian K. Zahra FILED MARCH 26, 2012 STATE OF MICHIGAN SUPREME COURT PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v No. 141381 LAMAR EVANS, Defendant-Appellant. BEFORE THE ENTIRE BENCH ZAHRA, J. This case presents the question whether the Double Jeopardy Clauses of the state and federal constitutions bar defendant’s retrial. Defendant was accused of burning a vacant house and charged on that basis with…