Alex Blueford v. State of Arkansas

Summary

The court affirmed the denial of Blueford’s motions to bar retrial on capital-murder and first-degree-murder charges. It held that the jury’s statements during deliberations that it was unanimous against those charges did not constitute a final acquittal because no formal verdict was entered and the jury remained deadlocked before completing deliberations. The mistrial caused by the deadlocked jury therefore did not prevent retrial.