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· 8/28/1980

WILLHAUCK v. FLANAGAN Et Al.

Citations

  • 448 U.S. 1323
  • 101 S. Ct. 10
  • 65 L. Ed. 2d 1147
  • 1980 U.S. LEXIS 2521

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  • noting that double jeopardy claims may present an exception to Younger abstention
  • Brennan, J. as Circuit Judge denying application for stay pending appeal to federal court of appeals
  • jeopardy attaches when a trial commences, that is, when a jury is sworn or empaneled or, in a bench trial, when the judge begins to hear evidence
  • jeopardy attaches when a trial commences, that is, when a jury is sworn or empaneled or, in a bench trial, when the judge begins to hear evidence
  • jeopardy attaches when first witness is sworn

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Judges: Brennan

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