Benton v. Maryland

Benton (defendant) was acquitted of larceny but convicted of burglary by a jury selected under a Maryland law later declared unconstitutional; given a chance to demand a new indictment and trial, Benton was retried on both charges and convicted of both, receiving a longer sentence than before. Benton argued the second larceny prosecution, after his earlier acquittal, violated double jeopardy; the state courts rejected the claim, and Benton petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court.