COLEMAN v. STATE

No. 20S03-1008-CR-458.

946 N.E.2d 1160 (2011)

Tyrus D. COLEMAN, Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

May 18, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cara Schaefer Wieneke , Wieneke Law Office, LLC, Indianapolis, IN, Attorney for Appellant.

Gregory F. Zoeller , Attorney General of Indiana, Ian McLean , Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellee.


On Petition To Transfer from the Indiana Court of Appeals, No. 20A03-0904-CR-185

RUCKER, Justice.

In this opinion we discuss among other things whether the Double Jeopardy Clause of the United States Constitution precludes the State from retrying a defendant where in the first trial the jury acquitted the defendant of murder with respect to one victim but failed to return a verdict on a charge of attempted murder with respect to another victim. We conclude...

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