Supreme Court of California

A defendant is not immune from re-prosecution under Double Jeopardy principles simply because the trial court erred in discharging a single juror, though defendant is entitled to reversal of his conviction by reason of the error.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/20/2003
• Published 03/20/2003

Judges

• CHIN, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of California

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
•  Nancy J. King, San Diego, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Pamela C. Hamanaka, Assistant Attorney General, Linda C. Johnson, Kenneth C. Byrne, Lance E. Winters, Donald E. De Nicola and Richard T. Breen, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.