Smith v. United States
United States Supreme Court
599 U.S. 236 (2023)
- Written by Sean Carroll, JD
Facts
Timony Smith (defendant) was indicted in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida for stealing trade secrets from StrikeLines. StrikeLines was headquartered in the Northern District of Florida. Smith was in the Southern District of Alabama when he accessed the data, and StrikeLines’ servers holding the data were in the Middle District of Florida. Smith moved to dismiss the indictment based on improper venue. The district court ruled that the jury needed to resolve facts related to the question of venue and thus denied the motion. At trial, the jury found Smith guilty. Smith filed a motion for a judgment of acquittal. The district court denied the motion. The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit agreed with Smith that venue was improper but ruled that Smith could nevertheless be retried. Smith argued that the Double Jeopardy Clause prevented retrial. The United States Supreme Court granted certiorari.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Alito, J.)
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