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· 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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