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· 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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