The U.S. Supreme Court again upholds the constitution by refusing to allow the state of Georgia to re-try a Defendant on a charge in which he was acquitted, holding that it would violate the double jeopardy clause of the U.S. Constitution. When a jury appeared to have rendered inconsistent verdicts on various counts, finding Defendant McElrath not guilty by reason of insanity on one count but guilty but mentally ill on other counts, both of which could not be true for crimes that occurred at the same time, the Georgia Supreme Court remanded for retrial on all counts. The U.S. Supreme Court held that for double jeopardy purposes, the count in which McElrath was found not guilty by reason of insanity was an acquittal for double jeopardy purposes, and he cannot be retried on that count. Retrial only could occur on the remaining counts (for which there had been a guilty verdict).

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