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Benson v. State

Citations

  • 895 P.2d 1323
  • 111 Nev. 692
  • 1995 Nev. LEXIS 63
  • 1995 WL 323103

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  • observing that a defendant's motion for, or consent to, a mistrial removes any double jeopardy bar to reprosecution unless the prosecutor intended to provoke a mistrial
  • concluding that trial judges must not \foreclose the defendant's option until a scrupulous exercise of judicial discretion leads to the conclusion that the ends of public justice would not be served by a continuation of the proceedings\ (internal quotation marks omitted)

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Judges: Rose, Shearing, Young, Springer, Steffen

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