Arizona v. Washington, No. 76-1168 (U.S. Supreme Court) (434 U.S. 497; 98 S.Ct. 824) (February 21, 1978) (Justice Stevens)
Here, even though the Court agreed that a mistrial ordered by the state court was not "necessary", it nevertheless concluded that the defendant's Double Jeopardy rights would not be violated by a new trial.
In this case, an Arizona trial judge granted the prosecutor's motion for a mistrial predicated on ...
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