Legal Opinion
Najawicz v. People
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided March 15, 2013No. S. Ct. Crim. No. 2012-0109PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
(March 15, 2013)
HODGE, Chief Justice.
Appellant Peter R. Najawicz appeals from the Superior Court’s September 7, 2012 Opinion, which denied his motion to dismiss the information on grounds that continued prosecution would violate the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution. Because the Superior Court did not abuse its discretion when it declared a mistrial, we affirm.
I. STATEMENT OF RELEVANT FACTS AND PROCEDURAL POSTURE
On October 7, 2008, the People of the Virgin Islands charged Najawicz and two other individuals, Rodney E. Miller,…
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