Legal Opinion
Neal v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided September 1, 1974No. [No. 26 (Adv.), September Term, 1974.]PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSingley, J.
The defendant Neal, charged with shoplifting, came on for trial before a jury in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County. At the conclusion of the State’s case, the court, sua sponte, declared a mistrial. 1 The defendant thereafter moved to dismiss the charges against her, alleging that a retrial would violate the constitutional prohibition of being twice placed in jeopardy.
From a denial of her motion to dismiss, Neal appealed to the Court of Special Appeals. That court dismissed the appeal in Neal v. State, 20 Md. App. 20, 314 A. 2d 710 (1974). We granted certiorari.
The Court of Special…
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