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State v. Messier

Citations

  • 686 P.2d 272
  • 101 N.M. 582

How courts have described this case

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  • stating that when a defendant raises the issue of double jeopardy, the burden rests on the state to show the existence of manifest necessity to justify the mistrial declaration
  • holding trial judge properly exercised discretion to declare mistrial when video testimony of child witness was inaudible and live testimony was not a possibility because of earlier ruling the child could not testify without suffering harm
  • holding trial judge properly exercised discretion to declare mistrial when video testimony of child witness was inaudible and live testimony was not a possibility because of earlier ruling the child could not testify without suffering harm
  • “Determination of the propriety of manifest necessity 3 must be made under the particular facts of each individual case.”

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Judges: Donnelly, Bivins, Minzner

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