Is a defendant's acquittal of assault with a deadly weapon a bar to later prosecution?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Saul S., In re, 167 Cal.App.3d 1061, 213 Cal.Rptr. 541 (Cal. App. 1985):
[167 Cal.App.3d 1068] Finally, the conclusion we reach is also supported by decisions of the courts of other states. In People v. Harrison (1946) 395 Ill. 463, 70 N.E.2d 596, cert. den. (1948) 334 U.S. 812, 68 S.Ct. 1013, 92 L.Ed. 1744, a leading case, the court held that a defendant's acquittal on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon was no bar to later prosecution
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