Why Alex Murdaugh can be retried despite double jeopardy

When the South Carolina Supreme Court vacated Alex Murdaugh’s double murder convictions on Wednesday one of the first questions many people asked was: Can they really do that? Can he be tried again ...
JD Supra

Second Circuit Rejects Double Jeopardy and Sufficiency of the Evidence Arguments After Remand in Ciminelli Case

In United States v. Aiello, the Second Circuit (Raggi, Chin, Sullivan) remanded the cases of Steven Aiello, Joseph Gerardi, Louis Ciminelli, and Alain Kaloyeros (collectively, the ...
KCCI Des Moines

Why double jeopardy doesn’t apply after court overturns Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions

Disgraced former South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh’s dramatic downfall was sealed following a sensational six-week 2023 trial in which he was convicted of murdering his wife and son.But the ...
MassLive

Karen Read takes double jeopardy appeal to US Supreme Court

Editor’s note: This article was updated at 5:30 p.m. April 3, 2025 to add more information. Karen Read has asked the United States Supreme Court to take up her case as she continues to fight against ...
The Daily Record (Maryland)

MD Supreme Court to review double jeopardy case, among others

The Maryland Supreme Court has granted review of four cases to be heard during the court’s September term, including a criminal appeal that aims to clarify the state’s common law rule on double ...