Supreme Court of Iowa· 5/28/1998

State v. Harrison

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578 N.W.2d 234
1998 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 122
1998 WL 268801

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finding manifest necessity should be considered when a defendant has not consented to a mistrial
discussing the court’s authority to sua sponte declare a mistrial if there is “manifest necessity”
“For a judge, sua sponte, to declare a mistrial because of perceived inadequacy of defense counsel is—and certainly should be—a rare event.”
In a mistrial case, a defendant is not bound by rule 10 to a forty-day limit in raising a double jeopardy claim. “Under the circumstances here, criminal rule 10 is satisfied if the point is raised before trial.”

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Judges: Harris, Carter, Neuman, Snell, Andreasen

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