Professor Griffin Appears on Bloomberg Law to Discuss Case before SCOTUS
The case, which involves a former Puerto Rico senator and a prominent businessman, asks whether the government can try two men for exchanging a bribe when an earlier jury had already decided they did not travel to commit a bribe and did not conspire to commit a bribe.
“Double jeopardy attaches when the jury is sworn in a jury trial but double jeopardy would prevent this retrial if there is a common issue that the acquittal decided in the defendant’s favor…Does the fact that there was a conviction that was vacated change that rule?” Professor Griffin is quoted a saying.