Legal Opinion
Duyonn Andre Vincent v. Kurt Jones
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 6, 2002No. 00-2441PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JOSEPH M. HOOD, District Judge.
This is an appeal from a decision granting a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner was convicted by a jury of firstdegree murder. At the close of the prosecution’s case, Petitioner moved for a directed verdict on the first-degree murder charge. At issue is whether the state trial judge granted a directed verdict at that time such that the continuation of the trial and submission of the first-degree murder charge to the jury constituted double jeopardy. Inasmuch as the state trial judge’s comments, coupled with the state…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- United States v. Martin Linen Supply Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Smalis v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- People v. VincentMichigan Supreme Court · 1997
- People v. VincentMichigan Court of Appeals · 1996
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Price, Warden v. VincentSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Commonwealth v. ViglioneSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
- Jones, Warden v. VincentSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Jorgenson v. CasonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004
- Crosson v. SlanocCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2003
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