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U.S. v. Melius, No. 97-1237 (8th Cir.) (123 F.3d 1134) (September 9, 1997) (Judge Gary A. Fenner)

Loaded on Oct. 1, 1997 published in Punch and Jurists October 27, 1997
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Retrial following mistrial based on "manifest necessity".

This case is noted because it explores one of the great loopholes in Double Jeopardy jurisprudence - the slippery and elusive concept of "manifest necessity." Midway through a drug trial, the district court (Judge Rosenbaum) declared a mistrial because it was learned that ...

 

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