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Washington Supreme Court· 3/4/1982

State v. Jones

Citations

  • 641 P.2d 708
  • 97 Wash. 2d 159
  • 1982 Wash. LEXIS 1299

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  • finding that discharge has the same effect as acquittal \`unless such discharge was necessary in the interest of the proper administration of public justice'\ (emphasis omitted) (quoting State v. Connors, 59 Wash.2d 879, 883, 371 P.2d 541 (1962))
  • finding that discharge has the same effect as acquittal “ ‘unless such discharge was necessary in the interest of the proper administration of public justice’ ” (emphasis omitted) (quoting State v. Connors, 59 Wn.2d 879, 883, 371 P.2d 541 (1962))
  • finding that discharge has the same effect as acquittal \`unless such discharge was necessary in the interest of the proper administration of public justice'\ (emphasis omitted) (quoting State v. Connors, 59 Wn.2d 879, 883, 371 P.2d 541 (1962))
  • finding that “hopeless deadlock is an ‘extraordinary and striking’ circumstance”
  • finding that discharge has the same effect as acquittal '\unless such discharge was necessary in the interest of the proper administration of public justice\' (emphasis omitted) (quoting State v. Connors, 59 Wn.2d 879, 883, 371 P.2d 541 (1962))
  • finding the grant of a mistrial-after the jury had deliberated well into the middle of the night-was an abuse of discretion where there was no indication of a deadlock and the jury simply needed more time to deliberate

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Judges: Pearson

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