McCORMACK, J.
As this case implicates more than one somewhat complex legal doctrine, it may be useful first to state the practical question we confront in as plain English as possible: Can a defendant whose conviction for felony murder has been reversed on appeal be retried for that charge when he was also acquitted of the only felony that supported it?
As detailed below, this case turns on the protection afforded by the Double Jeopardy Clause of the United...
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