Cohns v. State

| jAppellant Rodric D. Cohns was convicted in a jury trial of aggravated robbery and was sentenced to ten years in prison. Trial began twice in this case, with the trial court sua sponte declaring a mistrial in the first trial, and the jury convicting Mr. Cohns after the second trial. Mr. Cohns now appeals, raising two arguments for reversal. First, he argues that the charge against him should have been dismissed because he was twice put in jeopardy for the same offense in violation of Article 2, section 8, of the Arkansas Constitution. Alternatively, Mr. Cohns contends that the trial court…