Legal Opinion
Roesser v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 18, 2013No. S12G1846PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUNSTEIN, Justice.
A jury acquitted Christopher Roesser of malice murder, felony murder, and aggravated assault, but was unable to reach a verdict on the lesser included offense of voluntary manslaughter. When the State sought to retry Roesser for voluntary manslaughter, he filed a plea in bar asserting double jeopardy based on collateral estoppel. The trial court denied the plea, and the Court of Appeals affirmed. See Roesser v. State, 316 Ga. App. 850 (1) (730 SE2d 641) (2012). We granted the writ of certiorari to consider whether the doctrine of collateral estoppel or issue preclusion…
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