Does the Double Jeopardy Clause prohibit a second prosecution for a crime of which a defendant was previously acquitted?

QUESTION PRESENTED The Georgia Supreme Court held that a jury’s verdict of acquittal on one criminal charge and its verdict of guilty on a different criminal charge arising from the same facts were logically and legally impossible to reconcile. It called the verdicts “repugnant,” vacated both of them, and subsequently held that the defendant could be prosecuted a second time on both charges. Does the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment prohibit a second prosecution for a crime of which a defendant was previously acquitted? ii RULE 14(B) STATEMENT The following proceedings are directly related to this case within the meaning of Rule 14.1(b)(iii): e State v. McElrath, No. 12-9-3972 (Ga. Super. Ct., Cobb Cnty.) (final order following jury verdict entered February 26, 2019; order denying double jeopardy plea in bar entered December 13, 2021). e McElrath v. State, No. S19A1361 (Ga.) Gudgment entered February 28, 2020). e McElrath v. State, No. S22A0605 (Ga.) Gudgment entered November 2, 2022).