Second Circuit· 5/25/1973

United States v. Albert Goldstein

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479 F.2d 1061

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determining that appellant had consented to the mistrial and accordingly waived his double jeopardy argument when “[d]efendants had moved for a mistrial a scant two hours before one was declared . . . ”
finding waiver when defendant orally moved for mistrial and failed to withdraw the motion before the judge declared a mistrial
“Requiring a jury to continue deliberations despite genuine and irreconcilable disagreement more often than not defeats the ends of public justice; not only will such compulsion needlessly waste valuable judicial resources, it may coerce erroneous verdicts.”
“Requiring a jury to continue deliberations despite genuine and irreconcilable disagreement more often than not defeats the ends of public justice; not only will such compulsion needlessly waste valuable judicial resources, it may coerce erroneous verdicts.”
“Requiring a jury to continue deliberations despite genuine and irreconcilable disagreement more often than not defeats the ends of public justice; not only will such compulsion needlessly waste valuable judicial resources, it may coerce erroneous verdicts.”
finding consent when defendants had ample opportunity to rescind their mistrial motion

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Judges: Clark, Waterman, Feinberg

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