The People, Plaintiff and Appellant v. Brian Michael Aranda, Defendant and Respondent.

Summary

The court held that California's state constitutional double-jeopardy protection continues to require acceptance of a partial acquittal when a jury has unanimously rejected a greater offense but is deadlocked on lesser included offenses. Because the trial court failed to accept the jury's indicated acquittal of first degree murder before declaring a mistrial, retrial on that charge was barred, although retrial on the lesser offenses remained permissible. The court affirmed the Court of Appeal's judgment.