OPINION
McCormack, C.J.
In this case, we consider whether a sentencing judge can sentence a defendant for a crime of which the defendant was acquitted.
That the question seems odd foreshadows its answer. But to explain the question first: Once a jury acquits a defendant of a given crime, may the judge, notwithstanding that acquittal...
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