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Commonwealth v. Smith

Citations

  • 471 A.2d 510
  • 324 Pa. Super. 156
  • 1984 Pa. Super. LEXIS 3756

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  • \The genuine inability of a jury to agree on a verdict constitutes a manifest necessity to declare a mistrial[.]\
  • mistrial properly entered where jury was unable to reach a verdict after appropriate time for deliberation

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Judges: Wickersham, Watkins, Montgomery

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