T.W. v. Russell County Board of Education

How courts have described this case

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• noting that ‘‘[w]e have entertained several interlocutory appeals from denials of motions to dismiss based on double jeopardy claims,’’ and ‘‘[t]he only real question is whether the double jeopardy claim is colorable’’ [internal quotation marks omitted]
• denial of motion to dismiss criminal charges immediately appealable if motion raises \colorable claim\ of double jeopardy
• denial of motion to dismiss criminal charges immediately appealable if motion raises ‘‘colorable claim’’ of double jeopardy
• “[t]he right not to be tried necessarily falls into the category of rights that can be enjoyed only if vindicated prior to trial” [internal quotation marks omitted]
• fifth amendment guarantee against double jeopardy embodies collateral estoppel as constitutional requirement
• entertaining appeal based on caselaw allowing for interlocutory review

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).