The following excerpt is from People v. Schell, 203 Misc. 689 (N.Y. Dist. Ct. 1952):
The court, in People ex rel. Nagel v. Heider (225 Ill. 347) held that the court lost its jurisdiction to try the defendant and could not again acquire jurisdiction by a second indictment. To hold otherwise would make article Six of the Constitution and the statute of the State of Illinois a nullity. The court continued (p. 350): "Any other interpretation would open the way for a complete invasion of the statute, which, of course, is plainly apparent. The provision of the constitution [for a speedy trial] can only be given its legitimate effect by holding that a person once discharged is entitled to immunity from further prosecution for the same offense".
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