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People v. Dawson

Citations

  • 427 N.W.2d 886
  • 431 Mich. 234

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  • barring retrial if mistrial is granted because of prosecutor's intentional improper acts which cause irreparable prejudice to defendant
  • “Where a defendant’s motion for mistrial is prompted by intentional prosecutorial misconduct, however, the defendant may not, by moving for a mistrial, have waived double jeopardy protection.”

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Judges: Riley, Brickley, Cavanagh, Boyle, Archer, Griffin, Levin

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