--- title: "Evans v. Michigan" citation: "Evans v. Michigan, 568 U.S. 313 (2013)" authority_id: "AUTH-SCOTUS-EVANS-568-US-313" authority_type: "case" jurisdiction: "federal_nationwide" precedential_status: "binding" official_url: "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USREPORTS-568/pdf/USREPORTS-568-313.pdf" url: "https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/authorities/AUTH-SCOTUS-EVANS-568-US-313/" legal_review: "2026-08-25" links_checked: "2026-10-15" links_available: 1 links_checked_count: 1 license: "CC BY 4.0" --- # Evans v. Michigan ## Holding used A substantive insufficiency ruling is an acquittal and bars retrial even when based on an erroneously added element; labels do not control. ## Material limitation The ruling must actually resolve criminal liability on insufficiency grounds rather than correct an ordinary procedural or trial error. ## Official source and pinpoints 568 U.S. 313, 318–30 (2013): ## Used in - [Rule 29, Mistrial, Verdict, and Juror Misconduct](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/30-plea-and-trial/rule-29-mistrial-verdict-and-juror-misconduct.md)