justices boston municipal lydon argued december decided april massachusetts law defendant charged certain minor crimes boston municipal may elect bench trial jury trial chooses jury trial convicted normal appellate process open chooses bench trial dissatisfied results absolute right trial de novo jury need allege error bench trial obtain de novo review however right appellate review bench trial conviction respondent elected undergo bench trial charge knowing possession implements designed breaking automobile steal property convicted sentenced jail term trial judge rejected claim prosecution introduced evidence intent steal respondent requested de novo jury trial released personal recognizance pending retrial jury trial commenced respondent moved dismiss charge ground evidence intent presented bench trial thus retrial barred burks held double jeopardy clause bars second trial reviewing reverses conviction ground evidence presented first trial legally insufficient motion dismiss denied respondent sought relief massachusetts judicial ultimately held burks inapplicable appellate ruled evidence insufficient respondent bench trial massachusetts also ruled trial de novo without determination sufficiency evidence bench trial violate double jeopardy clause respondent sought habeas corpus relief federal district held respondent custody purposes exhausted state remedies finding respondent merits concluded burks second trial foreclosed evidence respondent bench trial insufficient insufficient evidence intent bench trial support respondent conviction appeals affirmed held district jurisdiction entertain respondent habeas corpus action pp purposes federal habeas corpus statutes respondent custody even though conviction vacated applied trial de novo released personal recognizance use habeas corpus restricted situations applicant actual physical custody massachusetts statute respondent released subjected restraints shared public generally including obligations appear trial depart without leave cf hensley municipal pp respondent exhausted state remedies respect double jeopardy claim massachusetts judicial rejected claim fact might ultimately acquitted trial de novo alter fact taken claim tried far state courts requirement defendant run entire gamut state procedures including retrial prior consideration claim federal require sacrifice protection double jeopardy clause twice put trial offense pp respondent retrial de novo without judicial determination sufficiency evidence prior bench trial violate double jeopardy clause pp ludwig massachusetts upholding prior massachusetts system trial courts differed present one requiring defendant participate proceedings allowing choose jury trial first instance disturbed decision burks supra dispositive double jeopardy issue pp case state attempting contrary guarantees embodied double jeopardy clause impose multiple punishments single offense convict respondent acquittal respondent acquitted simply maintains pp concept continuing jeopardy implicit general rule double jeopardy clause bar retrial reversal conviction acquittal terminates initial jeopardy burks recognizes determination reviewing evidence legally insufficient likewise terminates initial jeopardy respondent failed identify stage state proceedings held terminated jeopardy pp massachusetts system constitute governmental oppression sort double jeopardy clause intended protect even defendant convicted first tier claims insufficiency evidence defendant absolute right obtain de novo jury trial without alleging error bench trial ameliorates danger affording prosecution opportunity supply evidence failed muster first proceeding prosecution every incentive put forward strongest case bench trial acquittal preclude reprosecution defendant nothing stop defendant choosing bench trial sole purpose getting preview state case enable prepare better jury trial system unlike conventional system gives defendant two opportunities acquitted facts prosecution obtains conviction second trial defendant usual appellate remedies pp white delivered opinion blackmun rehnquist joined parts ii brennan marshall stevens joined parts iii iv burger powell joined brennan filed opinion concurring part concurring judgment marshall joined post powell filed opinion concurring part concurring judgment burger joined post stevens filed opinion concurring part concurring judgment post filed opinion concurring judgment post barbara smith assistant attorney general massachusetts argued cause petitioners briefs francis bellotti attorney general michael traft david rossman argued cause respondent brief eva nilsen eric blumenson burt neuborne charles sims john reinstein marjorie heins filed brief american civil liberties union et al amici curiae urging affirmance justice white delivered opinion granted certiorari review decision appeals first circuit affirming issuance writ habeas corpus appeals agreed district trial de novo respondent lydon pursuant massachusetts system trying minor crimes violate right placed twice jeopardy crime determined insufficient evidence critical element charge adduced trial reverse massachusetts law defendant charged certain crimes boston municipal may elect either bench trial jury trial mass laws ch west supp defendant chooses jury convicted normal appellate process open defendant dissatisfied results bench trial elects course absolute right trial de novo jury convicted defendant chosen bench trial need allege error trial obtain de novo review hand may rely upon error bench trial obtain reversal conviction recourse trial de novo respondent michael lydon arrested breaking automobile boston charged knowing possession implements adapted designed forcing breaking open depository automobile order steal therefrom money property might found therein intent use employ therefor record complaint lydon elected undergo bench trial convicted trial judge rejected lydon claim prosecution introduced evidence lydon intended steal car actions consistent activities covered complaint lydon sentenced two years jail lydon requested trial de novo jury session boston municipal pending retrial released personal recognizance jury trial commenced lydon moved dismiss charge ground evidence element intent presented bench trial contended retrial therefore barred principles burks held double jeopardy clause bars second trial reviewing reverses conviction ground evidence presented first trial legally insufficient motion dismiss denied lydon sought relief single justice session judicial massachusetts see mass laws ch west single justice issued stay de novo trial reported two questions full bench denial defendant right placed double jeopardy require go jury trial requested without waiving rights evidence bench trial insufficient warrant conviction assuming jury trial instance denial defendant right placed double jeopardy may issue sufficiency evidence bench trial considered trial level assuming course judge bench trial denied appropriate request ruling evidence bench trial insufficient review judicial initially noted single justice sit reviewing determining sufficiency evidence conclusion reached issue made purpose reporting clearly framed questions full bench adjudication rights parties case lydon commonwealth mass cert denied massachusetts found lydon double jeopardy argument without merit appellate ruled evidence insufficient lydon trial indeed ever occasion massachusetts law found burks inapplicable burks observed address question whether double jeopardy principles defendant convicted insufficient evidence bench trial right reconsideration sufficiency evidence prior trial de novo concluded defendant placed double jeopardy merely avenue relief conviction based insufficient evidence voluntarily sought bench trial trial de novo second reported question concluded valid double jeopardy claim dealt prior trial de novo although acknowledged conclusion question rendered largely academic answer first question since double jeopardy claim presented necessarily rejected lydon filed petition writ habeas corpus district district massachusetts first addressing question jurisdiction district held lydon custody purposes exhausted state remedies state remedy available short submitting second trial supp merits district viewed burks supra bestow ing constitutional right upon defendants retried initial conviction rests insufficient evidence thought holding foreclosed second trial evidence lydon bench trial insufficient reviewing transcript bench trial district concluded insufficient evidence intent support conviction ordered writ issue appeal divided appeals first circuit affirmed respects ii first address commonwealth contention district lacked jurisdiction entertain lydon habeas corpus action custody purposes statute exhausted state remedies writ habeas corpus shall extend prisoner unless custody violation constitution laws treaties similarly writ habeas corpus available persons custody pursuant judgment state petitioners argue lydon first conviction vacated applied trial de novo released personal recognizance custody cases make clear use habeas corpus restricted situations applicant actual physical custody jones cunningham hensley municipal held petitioner enlarged recognizance pending execution sentence custody within meaning hensley release personal recognizance subject conditions appear ordered waive extradition apprehended outside state revoke order release require returned confinement post bail although restraints lydon freedom identical imposed hensley think sufficiently different require different result massachusetts statute lydon released subjects restraints shared public generally obligation appear trial jury session scheduled day also subsequent time case may continued time time final sentence mass laws ch west failure appear without sufficient excuse constitutes criminal offense ch also lydon fails appear jury session may required without trial serve sentence originally imposed ch finally statute requires depart without leave meantime keep peace good behavior ch consequently believe appeals correctly held lydon custody petitioners contend conclusion person released personal recognizance custody purposes federal habeas corpus statutes ope door federal persons prior trial brief petitioners addressed argument hensley finally emphasize decision open doors district courts habeas corpus petitions persons released bail recognizance concerned petitioner convicted state apparently exhausted available state opportunities conviction set aside state defendant released bail recognizance pending trial pending appeal must still contend requirements exhaustion doctrine seeks habeas corpus relief federal courts nothing today opinion alters application doctrine defendant also convinced lydon exhausted state remedies respect claim second trial violate right twice placed jeopardy unless judicially determined evidence first trial sufficient sustain conviction precise claim presented rejected judicial massachusetts definitively ruled lydon right review sufficiency evidence first trial trial de novo without determination violate double jeopardy clause lydon may ultimately acquitted trial de novo alter fact taken claim tried far state courts keep mind respect unique nature double jeopardy right abney held denial motion dismiss indictment double jeopardy grounds constitutes final order purposes decision based upon special nature double jeopardy right recognition right fully vindicated appeal following final judgment since part double jeopardy clause protects twice put trial offense emphasis original clause protects interests wholly unrelated propriety subsequent conviction requirement defendant run entire gamut state procedures including retrial prior consideration claim federal require sacrifice one protections double jeopardy clause view therefore lydon exhausted double jeopardy claim state courts precondition district jurisdiction satisfied conclude however district appeals erred sustaining lydon double jeopardy claim view lydon retried de novo without judicial determination sufficiency evidence prior bench trial iii ludwig massachusetts upheld prior massachusetts system trial courts criminal cases present system differs system upheld ludwig one respect significance prior massachusetts reorganization act defendant elect jury trial first instance required participate proceedings present system noted defendant may avoid trial altogether proceed directly jury trial upholding prior massachusetts system stated massachusetts system presents danger prosecution accused pardoned doubt acquittal first tier precludes reprosecution instead argument appears appellant placed jeopardy convicted state may retry informs trial decision appeal secure trial de novo appellant argument without substance decision secure new trial rests accused alone defendant elects tried de novo massachusetts different position convicted defendant successfully appeals basis trial record gains reversal conviction remand case new trial circumstances long clear state may reprosecute ball difference appeal record appeal resulting automatically new trial convicted defendant massachusetts may obtain reversal new trial without assignment error proceedings first trial nothing double jeopardy clause prohibits state affording defendant two opportunities avoid conviction secure acquittal short reversal trial error distinguished evidentiary insufficiency constitute decision effect government failed prove case implies nothing respect guilt innocence defendant said defendant conviction overturned due failure proof trial case prosecution complain prejudice given one fair opportunity offer whatever proof assemble moreover appellate reversal means government case lacking even submitted jury since necessarily afford absolute finality jury verdict acquittal matter erroneous decision difficult conceive society greater interest retrying defendant review decided matter law jury properly returned verdict guilty omitted emphasis original lydon argues appeals held statement ludwig defendant elects tried de novo position convicted defendant successfully appeals combined holding burks setting aside conviction basis evidentiary insufficiency bars retrial mandates conclusion trial de novo barred double jeopardy clause evidence presented bench trial insufficient support finding guilt unpersuaded double jeopardy clause fifth amendment provides person shall subject offence twice put jeopardy life limb benton maryland held guarantee applicable fourteenth amendment cases recognized three separate guarantees embodied double jeopardy clause protects second prosecution offense acquittal second prosecution offense conviction multiple punishments offense illinois vitale primary goal barring reprosecution acquittal prevent state mounting successive prosecutions thereby wearing defendant explained green underlying idea one deeply ingrained least system jurisprudence state resources power allowed make repeated attempts convict individual alleged offense thereby subjecting embarrassment expense ordeal compelling live continuing state anxiety insecurity well enhancing possibility even though innocent may found guilty case commonwealth attempting impose multiple punishments single offense making another attempt convict lydon acquittal satisfied results bench trial abided results jury trial lydon taken initial course conceptual difficulty lydon acquitted simply maintains claim evidence bench trial insufficient convict second trial jury offend fundamental rule verdict acquittal may reviewed error otherwise without putting defendant twice jeopardy ball martin linen supply cases however take us far lydon like double jeopardy clause absolute bar successive trials general rule clause bar reprosecution defendant whose conviction overturned appeal ball supra justification rule explained tateo follows different theories advanced support permissibility retrial greater importance conceptual abstractions employed explain ball principle implications principle sound administration justice corresponding right accused given fair trial societal interest punishing one whose guilt clear obtained trial high price indeed society pay every accused granted immunity punishment defect sufficient constitute reversible error proceedings leading conviction assume without deciding jeopardy attached swearing first witness lydon bench trial question whether jeopardy terminated lydon double jeopardy argument requires affirmative answer question fails identify stage state proceedings held terminated jeopardy unlike burks rest claim upon appellate determination insufficiency lydon faced unreversed determination judge contrary lydon assertion prosecution met burden proof noted martin linen supply supra acquittal represents resolution correct factual elements offense charged emphasis added lydon claim evidentiary failure legal judgment effect therefore different consequences double jeopardy clause believe dissent appeals correctly described nature de novo hearing follows technically defendant tried second stage proceeding regarded enlarged part single continuous course judicial proceedings sooner later defendant receives rather less process normally extended criminal defendants nation campbell dissenting iv number features massachusetts system persuade us constitute governmental oppression sort double jeopardy clause intended protect scott even defendant convicted first tier claims insufficiency evidence note outset lydon jeopardy theoretical sense although technically jeopardy double jeopardy clause entails potential risk trial conviction punishment price georgia supra worthy note virtually nothing happen defendant trial avoid absolute right obtain de novo trial need allege error trial right de novo trial exercised judgment bench trial wiped mann commonwealth mass defendant right obtain de novo review without alleging error significant ameliorates one concerns underlying opinion burks burks recognized danger affording prosecution another opportunity supply evidence failed muster first proceeding appeals case stated process judicial review conveniently pinpointed evidence lacking retrial simply gives prosecutor another opportunity supply however process judicial review resulted identification precise area insufficiency part ordinary massachusetts procedure occurred lydon double jeopardy claim intervention federal courts usual case review prior jury trial claim decision case creates incentive prosecutor hold back learn defendant case first trial order hone presentation second unpersuasive prosecution every incentive put forward strongest case bench trial acquittal preclude reprosecution defendant although admittedly commonwealth de novo trial benefit seen defense defendant likewise opportunity assess prosecution case cases judge presiding bench trial expected acquit defendant legally insufficient evidence presented clear system provides substantial benefits defendants well commonwealth fact recognized ludwig massachusetts appears nothing stop defendant choosing bench trial sole purpose getting preview commonwealth case enable prepare better jury trial put matter another way observed colten kentucky defendant chances system reality accept decision judge sentence imposed inferior reject effect offer settlement case seek judgment judge jury superior sentence determined full record made dissent appeals recognized system affords benefits defendants unavailable conventional system campbell dissenting traditional systems convicted defendant may seek reversal matters law massachusetts system defendant given two opportunities acquitted facts acquitted first trial retried see ludwig massachusetts supra convicted may choose invoke right trial de novo put prosecution proof prosecution fails second trial convince defendant guilt beyond reasonable doubt acquittal results prosecution succeeds obtaining conviction second time defendant usual appellate remedies noted ludwig othing double jeopardy clause prohibits state affording defendant two opportunities avoid conviction secure acquittal although judge campbell said dissent colleagues opinion reflects intelligence logic agree relentless application secondary precepts developed different settings led wrong result required constitution destructive useful fair state procedure accordingly reverse judgment appeals ordered footnotes carve jurisdictional exception double jeopardy allegations respect custody nothing discussion custody dependent upon nature claim raised extent double jeopardy claims treated differently habeas purposes application exhaustion principle different definition custody adopted exhaustion requirement set forth provides relevant part application writ habeas corpus behalf person custody pursuant judgment state shall granted unless appears applicant exhausted remedies available courts state either absence available state corrective process existence circumstances rendering process ineffective protect rights prisoner applicant shall deemed exhausted remedies available courts state within meaning section right law state raise available procedure question presented section specifically allows issuance habeas writs circumstances exist rendering state process ineffective protect rights prisoner circumstances case state procedures lydon may avail avoid allegedly unconstitutional second trial conclusion otherwise exhaustion issue arise district appeals held lydon entitled determination sufficiency evidence first trial also proceeded make evidentiary determination yet seems us judicial massachusetts held double jeopardy claim lydon might made prior beginning second trial although candidly stated opinion claim succeed massachusetts wrong however ruling lydon entitled sufficiency determination apparent way open present claim de novo precisely manner massachusetts suggested double jeopardy claim submitted view therefore federal habeas corpus event ruled sufficiency evidence lydon first trial stayed hand permitted state make determination first instance otherwise lydon said exhausted state remedies satisfied requirements reason reliance lydon courts jackson virginia misplaced jackson held federal habeas courts must consider petitioner federal due process claim evidence support conviction insufficient led rational trier fact find guilty beyond reasonable doubt one suggested however jackson way created exception exhaustion requirement view lydon may retried convicted without review sufficiency evidence bench trial never occasion federal habeas corpus deal evidentiary issue trial since justice stevens disagrees double jeopardy decision asserts federal must perform jackson virginia function respect evidence first trial postpone task second trial however course lydon convicted jury trial sufficiency evidence trial concededly open review federal jackson virginia mandates clause also course protects retrial declaration mistrial certain circumstances see scott justice brennan suggests voluntary nature system strongly influences conclusion post clear given reasoning based upon defendant expectations rather theory waiver appears defendants recognize advantages systems one period studied defendants chose jury trial first instance moreover thousands cases disposed convictions bench trials many convicted defendants exercise right appeal jury trial session lydon commonwealth mass cert denied also note fact advantages systems led almost half adopt systems see course present massachusetts system defendant also wholly avoid consequences trial avoiding trial altogether defendant unqualified right proceed jury trial first instance thus said commonwealth required lydon submit two trials sense current massachusetts system favorable defendants system upheld constitutional attack ludwig massachusetts slightest hint record lydon represented counsel choose bench trial voluntarily justice brennan justice marshall joins concurring part concurring judgment agree respondent custody within meaning exhausted available state remedies constitutional claim district jurisdiction entertain habeas corpus petition accordingly join parts ii opinion analyze merits differently however therefore join parts iii iv opinion rejects lydon double jeopardy claim relying absence government oppression presence continuing jeopardy many reasons advanced well others see infra completely agree trial option available massachusetts defendants appears eminently fair reasonable therefore evidence kind governmental oppression might apart analytical considerations provide independent basis double jeopardy claim however believe understand suggest absence governmental oppression standing alone defeat double jeopardy claim otherwise valid cases first blush lydon appears present claim assumes petitioners concede jeopardy attached swearing first witness lydon bench trial ante commonwealth claim lacked fair opportunity present best evidence challenge district determination based application massachusetts decisions directly point state failed matter law prove case lydon see opinion finally seems acknowledge result today decision lydon undergo two trials ante accordingly lydon appears establish contrary rule unanimously reaffirmed three terms ago subjected retrial state failed matter law prove case despite fair opportunity hudson louisiana meets argument noting lydon claim evidentiary failure legal judgment effect ante invoking concept continuing jeopardy maintains legal judgment required jeopardy terminated retrial barred view enough purposes lydon obtained legal judgment evidence constitutionally inadequate federal district acting within jurisdiction defendant exhausted state remedies instead lydon claim must rejected fails identify stage state proceedings held terminated jeopardy ante agree valid double jeopardy claim presupposes identifiable point first trial may said ended see infra respectfully suggest however mere incantation phrase continuing jeopardy without partakes sort conceptual abstractions decisions elaborating requirements double jeopardy clause attempted avoid see tateo example although holds double jeopardy clause bars retrial certain legal judgments approach sets apparent limits state ability withhold necessary legal judgment thereby maintaining state continuing jeopardy justifying repeated attempts gain conviction ignoring realities lydon situation demanding legal judgment acquittal manages avoid grappling intuition guilty verdict rendered end lydon trial constitutes obvious point proceedings terminated best knowledge first occasion employed continuing jeopardy notion formalistic fashion today repeatedly emphasized concept continuing jeopardy best label occasionally used explain accused secured reversal conviction appeal may retried offense breed jones see also burks price georgia talismanic substitute analysis continuing jeopardy concept never adopted majority breed jones supra quoting jenkins particular rule allowing retrials reversal trial error first announced ball never rested theory notwithstanding guilty verdict ending trial level proceedings trial never terminated defendant therefore remained state continuing jeopardy instead grounded ball rule implications principle sound administration justice tateo supra see also tibbs florida difrancesco scott wilson opinion burks provided fullest explanation ball rule also explained rule permit retrials reversals based insufficient evidence eversal trial error distinguished evidentiary insufficiency constitute decision effect government failed prove case implies nothing respect guilt innocence defendant rather determination defendant convicted judicial process defective fundamental respect occurs accused strong interest obtaining fair readjudication guilt free error society maintains valid concern insuring guilty punished said defendant conviction overturned due failure proof trial case prosecution complain prejudice given one fair opportunity offer whatever proof assemble moreover appellate reversal means government case lacking even submitted jury since necessarily afford absolute finality jury verdict acquittal matter erroneous decision difficult conceive society greater interest retrying defendant review decided matter law jury properly returned verdict guilty burks supra emphasis original omitted sure burks rule engaged unless conviction first trial reversed state seeks retrial burks forbids retrial circumstances evidence first trial constitutionally insufficient respect quite correct stating prerequisite successful burks claim legal judgment rendered point evidence insufficient standards jackson virginia supra continuing jeopardy concept begs questions whether defendant entitled judgment barring proceedings concept provides defendant burks simply fortunate reviewing chose provide judicial determination evidence insufficient support conviction ante instead rely alternative ground reversal latter event burks like lydon left claim evidentiary failure legal judgment effect ibid agree protections double jeopardy clause depend heavily grace reviewing see infra reasons find invocation unadorned continuing jeopardy concept helpful resolving issues posed case instead employ label continuing jeopardy attempt give content turning principles policies double jeopardy clause elaborated analogous cases ii order twice put jeopardy life limb offense amdt emphasis added defendant facing new trial must subjected previous proceeding jeopardy attached matter federal constitutional law crist bretz somehow ended terminology former jeopardy must terminated course sufficient defendant claims one proceeding concluded another begun example second half trial subject defendant double jeopardy motion mistrial denied middle proceedings even though defendant asserts far concerned trial ended instead every valid double jeopardy claim presupposes kind predicate set circumstances typically attendant verdict judgment order dismissing case objectively concluding one trial giving rise prosecution effort begin another question whether jeopardy objectively terminated analyzed terms policies underlying double jeopardy clause namely concern repeated trials may subject defendant embarrassment expense ordeal compe live continuing state anxiety insecurity well enhancing possibility even though innocent may found guilty green jeopardy may said terminated posture trial objective sense leaves defendant position resumption proceedings implicate policies hence although instances legal judgment undoubtedly entails kind circumstances may easily conclude jeopardy terminated seems obvious state may evade strictures clause simply withholding legal judgment thereby subjecting defendant retrial theory continuing jeopardy take two extreme examples trial judge received jury verdict guilty may justify order trial repeated refusing enter formal judgment jury verdict may state system avoid double jeopardy claim refusing acknowledge first trial fact begun ended hypothetical situations admittedly unrealistic nevertheless demonstrate determination whether trial fact terminated purposes double jeopardy clause like question whether trial begun crist bretz supra issue federal constitutional law turn solely whether state entered legal judgment ending proceedings cf martin linen supply constitutes acquittal controlled form judge action fact trial ended however complete constitutional inquiry concluded notably applying ball rule strong policy reasons may justify subjecting defendant two trials certain circumstances notwithstanding literal language double jeopardy clause see supra issue whether policy reasons kind justify retrial given case however analytically distinct question whether challenged proceeding constitutes second trial instead continuation first cases applying ball rule instance acknowledge defendant subjected two trials find fact constitutionally permissible tateo accordingly determined trial ended matter constitutional law considering double jeopardy claim must consider separate question whether second trial violate constitution example defendant challenging conviction appeal contends trial infected error evidence constitutionally insufficient may consistent rule burks ignore sufficiency claim reverse grounds trial error remand retrial first trial plainly ended retrial foreclosed double jeopardy clause evidence fails satisfy constitutional standard sufficiency hence sufficiency issue avoided retrial evidence must found legally sufficient matter federal law sustain jury verdict tibbs florida white dissenting see majority opinion noting consideration evidentiary sufficiency ordering retrial part state appellate obligations enforce applicable state federal laws short believe two distinct limitations state ability retry defendant claim continuing jeopardy first issue whether trial ended second trial constitute double jeopardy federal constitutional question informed controlled state characterization status proceedings resolution question turns essentially relationship circumstances issue policies underlying double jeopardy clause second determined first trial fact ended terminating former jeopardy matter federal constitutional law state may place defendant jeopardy second time retrial constitutionally barred grounds properly preserved presented iii case guilty verdict rendered judge undeniably ended set proceedings naturally understood single completed trial arguably therefore verdict terminated jeopardy evidence first trial insufficient retrial lydon second tier constitutionally barred burks without regard whether vacating guilty verdict otherwise permit new trial ball rule lydon fully exhausted available state remedies federal habeas fully authorized vindicate claim trial conviction see ante arizona washington unique context massachusetts trial system however believe guilty verdict first tier attended type circumstances said terminate proceedings lydon purposes double jeopardy clause terms policies advanced clause verdict substantially less significance defendant traditional system see generally colten kentucky latter context defendant right insist two opportunities prove case rebut prosecution although ultimately may two trials conviction reversed appeal trial error eventuality largely beyond defendant control defendant therefore ordinarily approach trial assumption opportunity influence factfinder favor expectation presumably result maximum dedication defendant resources trial turn engender significant degree anxiety course proceedings contrast dissenting judge appeals pointed lydon chose tried system defining characteristic provides defendant two full opportunities acquitted facts campbell dissenting emphasis original unlike defendant traditional trial system defendant lydon position knows outset proceeding conclusion demand chance convince second factfinder innocent knowledge permits adopt advance trial strategy based opportunity example withhold stronger evidence intention introducing second tier evaluating prosecution entire case addition take risks presentation secure knowledge avoid resulting dangers second time around perhaps importantly defendant realization throughout trial absolute right second chance necessarily mitigates sense irrevocability normally attends factfinding stage criminal proceedings beginning end reasons defendant prospective knowledge entitlement second factfinding opportunity substantially diminishes burden imposed first proceeding well significance guilty verdict ending proceeding furthermore strategic advantage gained defendant chooses system enhanced virtue fact prosecution share equivalent advantage notes prosecution every incentive put forward strongest case bench trial acquittal preclude reprosecution defendant ante also notes lthough admittedly commonwealth de novo trial benefit seen defense defendant likewise opportunity assess prosecution case ibid course points advanced justify retrial defendant convicted traditional system appealed practice prohibited double jeopardy clause see ante distinguishes massachusetts system however permits compel defendant secure advantage knowing advance prosecution may demand second factfinding opportunity advantage substantially reduces significance circumstances surrounding guilty verdict concluding point conclude verdict terminate jeopardy conclusion unaffected lydon claim earlier massachusetts cases led believe challenge sufficiency evidence presented trial motion dismiss filed outset see brief respondent cf post stevens concurring part concurring judgment assuming authoritativeness cases lydon reasonable reliance commonwealth failure provide promised avenue relief might amount violation due process prospect remedy however bear whether circumstances surrounding guilty verdict end first tier terminated proceedings purposes double jeopardy clause faced charge believes prosecution constitutionally insufficient evidence defendant lydon position choose ordinary system expectation sufficiency claim sustained never required undergo second trial burks decision select system instead necessarily achieves advantages flowing knowledge demand second factfinding opportunity even choice made hedge possibility insufficiency claim rejected every defendant believes entertain selection alternative clearly diminishes strategic emotional significance guilty verdict first tier reasons conclude guilty verdict rendered end lydon bench trial purposes double jeopardy clause terminate one trial thereby permit claim second trial barred due insufficient evidence accordingly agree federal habeas erred sustaining lydon claim merits therefore join judgment although appears part ii otherwise concur agree implications opinion see infra lydon contend commonwealth required federal constitution afford appellate review evidence presented bench trial proceeding trial see brief respondent instead lydon argues commonwealth violated burks ordering undergo second trial despite claims insufficient evidence first trial appears recognize jurisdiction federal habeas entertain claim depend failure provide appellate indeed kind review sufficiency second trial habeas jurisdiction long defendant exhausted whatever state remedies fact available see ante ultimately decision rests ipse dixit cquittals unlike convictions terminate initial jeopardy ante nowhere explains acquittal marks end trial conviction case judgment defendant entitled acquittal lack effect cf green quoting ex parte lange wall common law prohibited second punishment offence went forb ade second trial offence whether accused suffered punishment whether former trial acquitted convicted cf post stevens concurring part concurring judgment infra event fact convictions terminate jeopardy renewed prosecution defendant unreversed conviction offense acknowledges barred ante constitute continuing double jeopardy theory approach prohibition prosecution justified policy subjecting defendant multiple punishments offense guilty verdict terminate proceedings convicted defendant subjected prosecution offense simply twice put jeopardy within language double jeopardy clause amdt emphasis added see missouri hunter respect cumulative sentences imposed single trial double jeopardy clause prevent sentencing prescribing greater punishment legislature intended finds authority approach statement price georgia concept continuing jeopardy implicit ball case opinion price however approve broad continuing jeopardy approach indeed notes ante price suggested light modern double jeopardy cases conclusion represented continuing jeopardy label reflects amalgam interests fairness society lack finality limited waiver among others like tateo jenkins breed burks scott wilson difrancesco tibbs therefore price eschewed reliance mere shibboleth continuing jeopardy modern double jeopardy cases emphasized absent substantial countervailing state interests ordinarily obtain conviction reversed grounds trial error state resources power allowed make repeated attempts convict individual alleged offense thereby subjecting embarrassment expense ordeal compelling live continuing state anxiety insecurity well enhancing possibility even though innocent may found guilty green see also tibbs florida although quotes language green ante continuing jeopardy concept relies originally set justice holmes dissenting opinion kepner entails discernible limit government ability repeatedly retry defendant cause seems logically rationally man said jeopardy cause however often may tried jeopardy one continuing jeopardy beginning end cause approach proposed fully consistent ludwig massachusetts indeed avoids tension suggested opinion case burks see ante notes opinion ludwig analogized trial proceedings massachusetts retrial reversal conviction permissible ball rule rely notion jeopardy continued proceedings rendering single trial rather assumed ball second tier constituted new trial course suggestion ludwig new trial barred absence constitutionally sufficient evidence issue presented case therefore occasion consider whether guilty verdict ludwig trial terminated jeopardy contrary suggestion lydon exhausted every available state remedy element burks argument including argument predicate claim evidence first trial insufficient implying sufficiency issue unexhausted lydon failed present claim de novo precisely manner massachusetts suggested double jeopardy claim submitted ante ignores earlier statement efore jury trial commenced lydon moved dismiss charge ground evidence element intent presented bench trial ante indeed opinion massachusetts judicial announcing proper procedure noted lydon moved dismiss case double jeopardy grounds de novo lydon commonwealth mass petition review judge denial motion agreed jury trial session appropriate forum consideration double jeopardy claims asserted bench trial accordingly effort avoid conclusion jackson virginia authorized federal habeas consider sufficiency evidence lydon first trial unavailing course features system identified might advantageous every defendant indeed nature case strength government evidence may characteristics prove undesirable unfair defendant accordingly find significant aspects massachusetts system depart traditional trial forced defendant commonwealth permits defendant decide whether accept burdens proceeding exchange benefits need decide whether system allows choice also survive constitutional scrutiny cf ludwig massachusetts stevens dissenting see also ward village monroeville justice powell chief justice joins concurring part concurring judgment agree justice federal habeas corpus jurisdiction continue believe hensley municipal wrongly decided reasons indicated dissent case accepting hensley law reason extend find lydon custody free recognizance justice explains hensley best understood interpreting custody include cases criminal defendant already convicted sentenced imprisoned without state judicial action prison sentence stayed federal habeas state emphatically indicated determination put hensley behind bars done stay federal district lydon petition present case lydon convicted obligated appear trial keep peace trial finds defaulted recognizance may sentence pursuant first conviction lydon may seek appellate review see commonwealth bartlett mass trivializes habeas corpus jurisdiction historically protection governmental oppression use remedy restraints petty lydon subject however chooses different tack address merits well join parts iii iv justice white opinion justice stevens concurring part concurring judgment necessary analyze character substantive claim made respondent addressing difficult procedural questions properly analyzed respondent habeas corpus petition raises two distinct constitutional claims first whether entry judgment guilt conclusion trial deprived liberty without due process law evidence constitutionally insufficient second whether trial held first question answered violate lydon constitutional right twice placed jeopardy offense answer first question easy respondent alleged district found commonwealth evidence respondent trial insufficient support finding guilt trial entitled acquittal acquittal given respondent unconditional freedom instead found guilty crime sentenced two years jail true course massachusetts afforded right judgment vacated demonstrated relief terminate custodial status ante matter federal constitutional law right judgment acquittal eliminate restraints liberty due process clause permit state deprive person liberty based finding guilt beyond reasonable doubt proceeding failed adduce sufficient evidence persuade trier fact guilt beyond reasonable doubt jackson virginia therefore respondent continued custody constitutes deprivation liberty without due process law answer second question difficult petitioners concede assumes jeopardy attached swearing first witness respondent trial ante see also ante brennan concurring part concurring judgment question becomes whether commonwealth seeks place respondent jeopardy second time justice brennan seem state respondent acquitted constitution prohibit trial ante ante brennan concurring part concurring judgment also common ground proposition judgment acquittal necessary precondition success respondent double jeopardy claim says acquittal terminate jeopardy thus second trial constitute new therefore second unconstitutional attachment jeopardy ante justice brennan writes judgment acquittal obtained constitution prohibits retrial frames question whether respondent entitled judgment prior second trial ante makes case difficult trial actually ended judgment conviction respondent rely judgment bar trial instead predicate double jeopardy claim hypothetical judgment contends entered end first trial agree justice brennan use concept continuing jeopardy unhelpful underlying issue case whether respondent constitutionally entitled judgment acquittal form predicate double jeopardy claim ante put another way judgment acquittal entered adjudication establishing right judgment respondent double jeopardy claim premature central procedural question case presents therefore ever respondent entitled first constitutional claim denied due process result trial adjudicated like judicial massachusetts answers question never disagree suggest respondent current custody violation due process clause respondent due process claim cognizable federal habeas review jackson claim sustained federal habeas judgment provide predicate respondent double jeopardy claim judgment federal habeas fall rule burks said appellate reversal jury verdict apply equally federal habeas judgment commonwealth evidence trial insufficient appellate reversal means government case lacking even submitted jury since necessarily afford absolute finality jury verdict acquittal matter erroneous decision difficult conceive society greater interest retrying defendant review decided matter law jury properly returned verdict guilty emphasis original reasoning leads regard difficult issue case whether federal review lydon claim rather review take place answering question important keep mind precise issue federal must address issue suggests whether lydon retried de novo without judicial determination sufficiency evidence prior bench trial ante omitted judge presided first trial make judicial determination evidence sufficient lydon claims determination erroneous indeed evidence constitutionally insufficient deny judicial determination issue whether respondent entitled review constitutional sufficiency prosecutor evidence jackson virginia prior trial join judgment believe inappropriate district entertain respondent jackson claim prior trial disruption orderly state processes attendant exercise federal habeas jurisdiction state proceedings remain pending weighs strongly view decisively exercise jurisdiction long recognized circumstances considerations comity concerns orderly administration criminal justice require federal forgo exercise habeas corpus power francis henderson example held federal courts exercise habeas jurisdiction petitioner failed comply state rules weighty state interests underlying enforcement rules see engle isaac wainwright sykes similarly statutory exhaustion requirement found habeas statute reflects recognition federal habeas courts disrupt ongoing state proceedings see rose lundy indeed leading case concerning propriety pretrial federal habeas intervention exhaustion doctrine cautioned review inappropriate threatens disrupt pending state proceedings orderly state processes see braden judicial circuit kentucky thus habeas statute reflects concern disrupting ongoing state proceedings state interest disruption ongoing proceedings squarely implicated exercise federal habeas jurisdiction case respondent convicted bench trial november jury trial originally set november trial delayed four years delay attributable litigation state courts three years worth delay attributable federal habeas review uphold exercise federal habeas jurisdiction similar delays become routine massachusetts already cases year taken jury trial virtually cases defendant seek federal habeas review conclusion first trial claiming evidence used convict insufficient defendants every incentive seek habeas review delay eventual punishment obtain leverage plea negotiations speed efficiency process quickly eroded collateral litigation intervened first second trials wholesale disruption pending proceedings occur federal habeas review available first second trials every defendant thought evidence guilt insufficient counsels strongly exercise jurisdiction state process permitted proceed uninterrupted fashion federal habeas review comes play postponement review case render petitioner double jeopardy claim entirely nugatory first respondent claim meritorious view ultimately obtain relief conviction federal habeas review state proceedings complete moreover claim meritorious respondent likely acquitted trial precisely insufficiency commonwealth evidence true course prosecutor may supply proof element offense omitted first trial reasonable assume however relatively simple misdemeanor prosecutions employ procedure evidence offered issue presented second judge first likelihood substance respondent claim heard vindicated impending trial argues strongly federal intervention point proceedings second view prevail state prosecutors aware sufficiency evidence trial eventually reviewed therefore greater incentive adduce sufficient evidence trial thus ultimate availability federal collateral review reduce likelihood constitutional violation finally explains ante massachusetts trial system especially harsh one voluntarily electing procedure defendant accepted risk two trials insist upon one election justify refusal provide remedy constitutional violation indicate enforcement exhaustion requirement case place upon respondent entirely unavoidable obligation endure two trials balance think principles comity underlie exhaustion abstention doctrines make exercise federal habeas jurisdiction case premature state interest avoiding wholesale disruption criminal process requires federal habeas postpone exercise jurisdiction case trial completed hold order assert constitutional claims respondent must first take advantage opportunity state provides acquittal second trial convicted proceeding hold federal may review record first trial determine whether constitutionally entitled acquittal record support claim respondent made conclude entitled release even state adduced enough additional evidence trial support conviction accordingly concur parts ii opinion judgment see also tibbs florida verdict guilty whether rendered jury directed trial judge absolutely shields defendant retrial reversal based insufficiency evidence effect means rational factfinder voted convict defendant justice brennan resists conclusion unique context massachusetts trial system respondent selected system received certain tactical advantages result decision ante however tactical advantages justice brennan discusses entirely illusory respondent convicted even commonwealth adduced insufficient evidence trial massachusetts system fair defendants acquits deserve acquittal know whether respondent selected system known right acquitted trial even commonwealth evidence incapable persuading rational trier fact guilt surely respondent validly waive right acquitted circumstances sense intentionally relinquishing known right constitution requires see green see also burks respondent right acquittal failure proof trial must enforced quid pro quo justice brennan believes validates massachusetts system realized moreover petitioners concede justice brennan assume jeopardy attached first witness respondent trial sworn double jeopardy operate prevent trial justice brennan analysis case explains ante double jeopardy clause construed permit jeopardy continue failure proof first trial see burks failure proof hence burks justice brennan explain legitimate interest retrial without valid reason continue jeopardy commonwealth constitutionally subject respondent continued criminal proceedings finally commonwealth convicted respondent insufficient evidence trial trial fundamentally unfair continued deprivation respondent liberty violative due process refused tolerate fundamentally unfair trials simply fair trial provided see ward village monroeville availability trial de novo cure bias judge trial suggesting respondent double jeopardy claim exhausted agree reasons stated part opinion however claim exhausted nevertheless meritless unless antecedent jackson claim may also entertained federal habeas claim true technical sense respondent may well state remedy exhaust inasmuch massachusetts courts indicated review respondent jackson claim even trial see ante brennan concurring part concurring judgment however even exhaustion technical sense fundamental policies underlying exhaustion requirement may jeopardized habeas petition entertained state proceedings remain pending exhaustion originally rule designed technical doctrine rather prevent premature unjustified interference state proceedings see ex parte hawk per curiam ex rel kennedy tyler davis burke ex parte royall case pending approximately seven months district appeals another seven months observation intend criticism courts anything courts disposed case reasonable promptness rather make observation demonstrate inevitable delay whenever federal habeas review commenced even case adjudicated commendable dispatch doubt approved exercise habeas jurisdiction case district judges massachusetts attempt minimize disruption adjudicating habeas cases quickly possible nevertheless quality justice harried process bound suffer moreover district judges massachusetts elsewhere enough burdens must cope without additional time pressure created interlocutory habeas cases one respondent appeals suggest habeas review limited cases petitioner make strong initial showing likely constitutional violation nevertheless every defendant attempt make showing days trials litigation burden prosecutors courts reduce quality justice surely prove impractical certainly take days obtain record transcribe recording trial forcing state system delay federal case adjudicated case district findings indicate essential problem commonwealth case respondent charged wrong offense problem remedied simply adducing additional evidence trial justice concurring judgment agree judgment appeals reversed unlike however conclude district lacked jurisdiction hear respondent lydon habeas petition stage ongoing proceeding suggests federal habeas jurisdiction exists whenever state defendant subject minimal legal restraints freedom ii defendant exhausted state avenues relief respect particular federal claim brought habeas recognizing unadorned test might greatly expand federal habeas jurisdiction ante emphasizes unique nature double jeopardy right view first unnecessarily expands holding hensley municipal limits damage restricting exhaustion analysis double jeopardy claims prefer search principled understanding statutory term custody massachusetts law read lydon longer custody pursuant judgment entered first trial lydon invoked right second trial appeared second proceeding massachusetts law therefore results first trial together incidental custody imposed consequence trial already eliminated restraints lydon freedom derive prior conviction fact new criminal proceeding progress every state defendant fails attend criminal trial risks punitive sanctions dissimilar lydon currently exposed federal habeas jurisdiction plainly attach merely state criminal defendant whose freedom come go pleases limited way connection criminal proceeding exhausted state interlocutory review particular federal claim federal habeas jurisdiction absent custody connection ongoing trial usually violation constitution laws treaties even proceedings underlying charge constitutionally defective constitutional rights exist protect criminal defendant conviction process trial regard however agree double jeopardy different custody incident trial may violate constitution trial regardless outcome unconstitutional reason agree prisoner incarcerated connection criminal proceeding custody violation constitution proceeding violates double jeopardy rights cf arizona washington agree minor restraints lydon freedom incurred connection ongoing state trial satisfy jurisdictional requirements habeas statute believe hensley dictates different result hensley made quite clear relaxed definition custody accepted incarceration imminent absent federal intervention inevitable habeas petitioner hensley exhausted available state opportunities conviction set aside see also merely available opportunities review particular claim question hensley emphasized typical restrictions freedom attending release personal recognizance standing alone constitute custody within meaning habeas statute restraints amount custody state judicial proceedings completed incarceration become purely executory decision hensley accepted liberal definition custody conjunction unusual requirement absolute exhaustion exhaustion particular claim question cf possible state avenues relief conviction reading hensley thus leads conclude state criminal defendant considered custody pursuant judgment state physical restraint cf arizona washington supra legal restraint converted physical restraint without judicial hearing latter situation normally arise state judicial proceedings distinguished particular claims raised proceedings entirely exhausted lydon condition clearly meet hensley test understand lydon come close exhausting state opportunities conviction set aside lydon incarcerated without judicial hearing position thus functionally indistinguishable defendant pressing interlocutory appeal one claim may exhausted others circumstances incarceration far inevitable minor constraints attend release personal recognizance much less significant massachusetts stood ready incarcerate lydon basis conviction first trial view case different makes clear ante view double jeopardy claims unique federal habeas purposes might sufficient reason bring claim within hensley rationale even specific claim exhausted cf abney arizona washington supra braden judicial circuit kentucky part prefer avoid relaxing hensley clear holding minimal constraints release personal recognizance constitute custody state stands ready incarcerate habeas petitioner without judicial hearing special purpose jurisdictional exception double jeopardy allegations seems inadvisable simply habeas statute contains license exception custody touchstone relied possible unconstitutional infringements personal freedom unlawful custody identified providing sufficient basis federal intervention therefore hold state criminal defendant custody pursuant judgment state remains free physical restraint state remains unable impose restraint without judicial hearing even habeas petitioner physical custody may well appropriate federal abstain deciding petition proceedings completed