U.S. v. Dinitz, No. 74-928 (U.S. Supreme Court) (424 U.S. 600; 96 S.Ct. 1075) (March 8, 1976) (Justice Stewart)
The question presented in this case was whether the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment was violated by the retrial of the respondent after his original trial had ended in a mistrial granted at his request. Essentially, the Court held that different factors govern this question when the defendant ...
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