Is discharge of the jury without verdict tantamount to acquittal and prevents a retrial?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Ramos, E065207 (Cal. App. 2018):
California has adopted the rule that "Once jeopardy has attached, discharge of the jury without a verdict is tantamount to an acquittal and prevents a retrial, unless the defendant consented to the discharge or legal necessity required it." (Stone v. Superior Court (1982) 31 Cal.3d 503, 516, italics added.)
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