· 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
How courts have described this case
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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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