U.S. v. Jorn, No. 19 (U.S. Supreme Court) (400 U.S. 470; 91 S.Ct. 547) (January 25, 1971) (Justice Harlan)
Here the Court held that the trial judge had abused his discretion by declaring a mistrial and discharging the jury; there was no manifest necessity for that sua sponte act and thus there was no double jeopardy bar to a retrial.
The Court noted that despite assurances by both the ...
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