No. 24A475

Ruel M. Hamilton v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-11-13
Status: Denied
Type: A
Experienced Counsel
Tags: ashe-standard double-jeopardy fifth-amendment issue-preclusion jury-verdict preponderance-of-evidence
Latest Conference: 2026-02-27
Question Presented (from Petition)

Question not identified.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment precludes retrial of a defendant on a bribery charge after a jury's initial rejection of that theory in a prior trial

Docket Entries

2026-02-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/27/2026.
2026-02-11
Application (24A475) referred to the Court.
2025-05-12
Application (24A475) refiled and submitted to Justice Jackson.
2024-12-10
Application (24A475) denied by Justice Alito.
2024-11-11
Application (24A475) for a stay, submitted to Justice Alito.

Attorneys

Ruel M. Hamilton
Christopher D. ManWinston & Strawn LLP, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent