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The government argues that hung counts are not verdicts and allow retrial. The Court must decide if issue preclusion applies to these simultaneous outcomes."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 21, lines 17-51","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2008/08-67.pdf","page_label":"file page 21, lines 17-51"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2008/08-67.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-37"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on March 23, 2009."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 7-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2008/08-67.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 7-15"}]},{"heading":"What each side wants","paragraphs":["the side that brought the case wants the Court to bar the government from retrying the hung counts.","The government wants the Court to allow the retrial of the hung counts."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 21, lines 17-51","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2008/08-67.pdf","page_label":"file page 21, lines 17-51"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2008/08-67.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-37"}]},{"heading":"What each side says","paragraphs":["the side that brought the case argues that acquittals resolve specific issues in the defendant's favor.","The government argues that hung counts are not verdicts and do not resolve issues."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 21, lines 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It determines whether specific findings in an acquittal block future prosecutions. The outcome shapes the scope of double jeopardy protections for defendants facing multiple charges."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 21, lines 17-51","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2008/08-67.pdf","page_label":"file page 21, lines 17-51"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2008/08-67.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-37"}]},{"heading":"What happens next","paragraphs":["This article currently covers the argument record. Use the official docket link for later case activity."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 29-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2008/08-67.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 29-35"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 11, lines 9-23","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2008/08-67.pdf","page_label":"file page 11, lines 9-23"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 12, lines 11-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2008/08-67.pdf","page_label":"file page 12, lines 11-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 39-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2008/08-67.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 39-3"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 7-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2008/08-67.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 7-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 39-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2008/08-67.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 39-9"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 21-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2008/08-67.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 21-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 3-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2008/08-67.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 3-9"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 37-49","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2008/08-67.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 37-49"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 15-23","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2008/08-67.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 15-23"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 29-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2008/08-67.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 29-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 17-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2008/08-67.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 17-19"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 37-5","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2008/08-67.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 37-5"}]}],"slug":"2008-08-67-yeager-v-united-states","term":"2008","title":"Can the government retry hung counts after a jury acquits other charges?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 21, lines 17-51","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2008/08-67.pdf","page_label":"file page 21, lines 17-51"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2008/08-67.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-37"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}