United States First Circuit

Denial of a motion to dismiss an indictment for being a felon in possession of a firearm on double jeopardy grounds is affirmed as the district court properly declared a mistrial after the jury deadlocked, and a decision to order a new trial did not constitute double jeopardy.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/10/2007
• Published 08/10/2007

Judges

• NEWMAN, Circuit Judge., Before LIPEZ and NEWMAN , Circuit Judges, and SELYA, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Judith H. Mizner, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Robert E. Richardson, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Michael J. Sullivan, United States Attorney, was on brief, for appellee.