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State v. Lynch

Citations

  • 399 A.2d 629
  • 79 N.J. 327
  • 1979 N.J. LEXIS 1199

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  • holding double jeopardy barred retrial after trial court erroneously required extra element
  • holding double jeopardy barred retrial after trial court erroneously required extra element
  • judgment of acquittal based on prosecutor’s opening statement reciting evidence that would be insufficient to support criminal charges raises double jeopardy bar to second prosecution
  • judgment of acquittal based on prosecutor's opening statement reciting evidence that would be insufficient to support criminal charges raises double jeopardy bar to second prosecution
  • miscalculation as to appropriate evidence needed to withstand motion for judgment of acquittal bars retrial when acquittal is entered
  • miscalculation as to appropriate evidence needed to withstand motion for judgment of acquittal bars retrial when acquittal is entered

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Judges: Schreiber

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