United States v. Louis Glenwood Lansdown

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• holding judge's decision to order a mistrial after 11 hours of deliberations, in a case with close questions of credibility and without consulting jury or counsel, erroneous. “A jury cannot operate under a rigid time deadline.”
• double jeopardy claim was appealable where mistrial was instigated by the court and opposed by the defendant
• denial of motion to dismiss an indictment on double-jeopardy grounds is an appealable final order
• denial of motion to dismiss an indictment on double-jeopardy grounds is an appealable final order
• wherein a similar argument was advanced in a double jeopardy context. There, on direct appeal, the appellant sought “ . . .to be free from being twice forced to stand trial for the same offense . . . ”
• wherein a similar argument was advanced in a double jeopardy context. There, on direct appeal, the appellant sought \ . . . to be free from being twice forced to stand trial for the same offense . . . \

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