Edward Kruelski, Jr. v. State of Connecticut Superior Court for the Judicial District of Danbury and Geographical Area 3 at Danbury

Judge SACK concurs in a separate opinion.

CALABRESI, Circuit Judge.

Edward Kruelski appeals the district court’s (Chatigny, J.) denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Kruelski argues that the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution foreclosed his continued prosecution after the Connecticut trial court, at the close of evidence, acquitted him based on an erroneous interpretation of the applicable statute of limitations. We affirm the district court’s denial of the writ.

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Edward Kruelski was charged in Connecticut State Superior Court for the…