Case Name: Crist, Warden, et al. v. Cline et al.
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1977-12-05
Citations: 434 U.S. 980
Docket Number: No. 76-1200
Parties: Crist, Warden, et al. v. Cline et al.
Judges: 
Reporter: United States Reports
Volume: 434
Pages: 980–982

Head Matter:
No. 76-1200.
Crist, Warden, et al. v. Cline et al.

Opinion:
C. A. 9th Cir. [Probable jurisdiction postponed, 430 U. S. 982.] Case restored to calendar for reargument. Counsel requested to brief and discuss during oral argument the following questions:
1. Is the rule heretofore applied in the federal courts — that jeopardy attaches in jury trials when the jury is sworn — constitutionally mandated?
2. Should this Court hold that the Constitution does not require jeopardy to attach in any trial — state or federal, jury or nonjury — until the first witness is sworn?
The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief expressing the views of the United States on each of these questions.