McKinney v. State

The issue presented in this case is whether the trial court had jurisdiction to retry the defendant following this Court's reversal of his conviction and granting of a new trial but before a final judgment had been rendered and while the case was still pending on appeal.

The significant facts are set forth in chronological order:

October 1983 — Jimmy Burns McKinney, the appellant, fired a shotgun that caused the death of one person and injured another.

February 1984 — McKinney pleaded guilty and was convicted of attempted murder and murder. He was given concurrent sentences of ten years' and…