Goforth v. Mississippi
Annotate this CaseDefendant Amanda Goforth, a former high-school teacher, was indicted on five counts of sexual battery involving one of her former students. She was convicted on two counts and acquitted on the remaining three. Because the Supreme Court in its review found that Defendant was not afforded a constitutionally adequate opportunity to confront one of the witnesses against her, the Court reversed the trial court's decision. Further, the Court found that Defendant's conviction and sentence must be reversed and rendered: "[a]ny subsequent reprosecution would subject Goforth to the dangers of double jeopardy due to the multiple, identically worded counts in her indictment and the jury’s split verdict."
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