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Jill Evans

May 18, 2020

Supreme Court refuses to hear Arizona ‘double jeopardy’ case

The U.S. Supreme Court has rebuffed a bid by Attorney General Mark Brnovich to rule that prosecutors are entitled to multiple attempts to convict someone of first-degree murder even after a jury effectively has found the charge has no legal merit.

Dec 16, 2019

Brnovich asks U.S. Supreme Court to overrule AZ justices in murder case

Attorney General Mark Brnovich wants the U.S. Supreme Court to rule that prosecutors are entitled to multiple attempts to convict someone of first-degree murder even after a jury effectively has found the charge has no legal merit.

Aug 9, 2019

Prosecutors, judge erred in trying man twice for first-degree murder

Prosecutors aren't entitled to retry a man on charges of first-degree murder after being unable to convince a jury the first time that the facts matched the charges, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Friday.

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