GREENE v. MASSEY

No. 76-6617.

437 U.S. 19 (1978)

GREENE v. MASSEY, CORRECTIONAL SUPERINTENDENT.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 14, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John T. Chandler argued the cause for petitioner pro hac vice. With him on the briefs was Donald C. Peters.

Harry M. Hipler, Assistant Attorney General of Florida, argued the cause for respondent pro hac vice. With him on the brief were Robert L. Shevin, Attorney General, and Basil S. Diamond, Assistant Attorney General.


MR. CHIEF JUSTICE BURGER delivered the opinion of the Court.

We granted certiorari to decide whether a State may retry a defendant after his conviction has been reversed by an appellate court on the ground that the evidence introduced at the prior trial was insufficient, as a matter of law, to sustain the jury's verdict.

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On September 7, 1965, petitioner Greene and Jose Manuel Sosa were indicted by a Florida grand jury for the murder of Nicanor...

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