In Sattazahn v. Pennsylvania (2003), the Court resolved the issue of whether a life sentence imposed by a court constitutes a form of acquittal and bars a retrial for a harsher sentence by relying on the concept of due process and the 5th Amendment's double jeopardy clause.

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The Supreme Court in Sattazahn v. Pennsylvania addressed whether a life sentence, after a jury deadlock on the death penalty, constituted an acquittal under the Double Jeopardy Clause, ultimately ruling that it did not bar retrial for a harsher sentence.

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