Smith v. Massachusetts
| Smith v. Massachusetts | |
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| Decided February 22, 2005 | |
| Full case name | Smith v. Massachusetts |
| Citations | 543 U.S. 462 (more) |
| Holding | |
| Submitting a count to the jury after the judge has granted a mid-trial acquittal subjects a defendant to further factfinding proceedings going to guilt or innocence and violates the Double Jeopardy Clause. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Scalia, joined by Stevens, O’Connor, Souter, Thomas |
| Dissent | Ginsburg, joined by Rehnquist, Kennedy, Breyer |
| Laws applied | |
| Double Jeopardy Clause | |
Smith v. Massachusetts, 543 U.S. 462 (2005), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that submitting a count to the jury after the judge has granted a mid-trial acquittal subjects a defendant to further factfinding proceedings going to guilt or innocence and violates the Double Jeopardy Clause.