· 4/14/1975
Fred Douglas Parker v. United States
Citations
- 507 F.2d 587
How courts have described this case
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- \manifest necessity\ existed for declaration of mistrial where prejudicial publicity had actually been heard and reported by a juror
- “[A] defendant has no absolute right to proceed with a jury of less than twelve.”
- “manifest necessity” existed for declaration of mistrial where prejudicial publicity had actually been heard and reported by a juror
- importance of consideration of alternatives to mistrial
- importance of consideration of alternatives to mistrial
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Judges: Lay, Heaney, Smith
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