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Podcast: Supreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)
Episode: Smith v. United States (Venue and Double Jeopardy)
Description: Send us Fan MailIn Smith v. United States, the Supreme Court reviewed whether the principle of double-jeopardy prevents a person from being retried after a trial took place in the incorrect venue and the jury was selected from the incorrect district. In a unanimous decisions, Justice Alito writes that the defendant is entitled to set aside the jury's conviction, but that a new trial in a proper venue is appropriate. Read by Jake A. Leahy.Â