Floyd v. State

Summary

The court affirmed denial of Floyd’s plea in bar, holding that Georgia’s procedural double-jeopardy statutes did not prevent his reindictment and retrial after his prior convictions were reversed for ineffective assistance. The prior prosecution included the challenged offenses, and the reversal did not involve an acquittal or a finding that the evidence was insufficient. The court also held that the jury’s mixed verdicts did not necessarily establish that Floyd acted in self-defense, so collateral estoppel did not bar retrial.