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3 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 25 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Evans v. Michigan.

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1 Evans v. Michigan Anchor
scotus · 2013
green “any ruling that the prosecution's proof is insufficient to establish criminal liability for an offense.” 10
2 Sattazahn v. Pennsylvania
scotus · 2003
green “once a defendant is placed in jeopardy for an offense, and jeopardy terminates with respect to that offense, the defendant may neither be tried nor punished a second time for the same offense.” 8
3 Evans v. Michigan
scotus · 2013
green “defined an acquittal to encompass any ruling that the prosecution's proof is insufficient to establish criminal liability for an offense.” 7

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