Legal Opinion
Martinez v. Illinois
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 27, 2014No. 13-5967PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*2071 PER CURIAM.
*834 The trial of Esteban Martinez was set to begin on May 17, 2010. His counsel was ready; the State was not. When the court swore in the jury and invited the State to present its first witness, the State declined to present any evidence. So Martinez moved for a directed not-guilty verdict, and the court granted it. The State appealed, arguing that the trial court should have granted its motion for a continuance. The question is whether the Double Jeopardy Clause bars the State's attempt to appeal in the hope of subjecting Martinez to a new trial.
The Illinois Supreme Court manifestly…
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