Can a District Judge dismiss an indictment after two hung juries on double jeopardy grounds?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Lai Ming Tanu, 589 F.2d 82 (2nd Cir. 1978):
2 The District Judge could not have dismissed the indictment after two hung juries on double jeopardy grounds, under our decision in United States v. Castellanos, 478 F.2d 749 (2d Cir. 1973).
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