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CHAFFIN v. STYNCHCOMBE

No. 71-6732.

412 U.S. 17 (1973)

93 S.Ct. 1977

36 L.Ed.2d 714

CHAFFIN v. STYNCHCOMBE, SHERIFF.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 21, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Glenn Zell, by appointment of the Court, 409 U.S. 1123, argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioner.

Richard E. Hicks argued the cause for respondent. On the brief were Lewis R. Slaton, Joel M. Feldman, and Carter Goode.*

MR. JUSTICE POWELL delivered the opinion of the Court.

A writ of certiorari was granted in this case to consider whether, in those States that entrust the sentencing responsibility to the jury, the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment bars the jury from rendering higher sentences on retrials following reversals of prior convictions. In North Carolina v. Pearce, 395 U.S. 711<...

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