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U.S. v. Stevens, No. 97-2035 (6th Cir.) (177 F.3d 579) (May 27, 1999) (Judge Karen Nelson Moore)

In 1824, the Supreme Court established the rule that when a criminal trial ends in a mistrial, reprosecution is permitted only if there was "manifest necessity" for the mistrial or if the "ends of public justice" would otherwise be defeated. (U.S. v. Perez, 22 U.S. 579 (1824)). This is a ...

 

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