· 1/4/1979
United States v. Abel v. Quijada
Citations
- 588 F.2d 1253
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- refusing to distinguish between legal and factual impossibility and stating that \generally a defendant should be treated in accordance with the facts as he supposed them to be\
- due process permitted third trial after two mistrials, absent harassment by prosecutor
- eschewing any effort to distinguish between the two concepts
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Judges: Choy, Sneed, Spencer, Williams
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