State v. King

Summary

The court held that the State may seek discretionary appellate review of a trial court's postverdict judgment of acquittal entered after a jury's guilty verdict, although the State may not appeal that judgment as of right. It concluded that such an acquittal is not a "final verdict" under the governing statute and that an appeal does not violate double-jeopardy protections because reversal would reinstate the jury's verdict rather than require a retrial.