Legal Opinion
State v. Yeboah
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided January 25, 2005No. A04-1031PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GORDON W. SHUMAKER, Judge.
On appeal from a declaration of a mistrial and a motion for retrial, appellant argues that (1) retrial is barred by the double-jeopardy clauses of the United States and Minnesota constitutions because the mistrial was declared over the defendant’s objection; (2) no manifest necessity existed for the declaration of the mistrial; and (3) the district court erred when it sent the incomplete jury in to determine whether or not they could reach a verdict. We affirm.
FACTS
After considering various problems with the jury in appellant Kofi Yeboah’s criminal trial, the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Arizona v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- State v. FullerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1985
- State v. McDonaldSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1974
- State v. KelleySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1994
- State v. LongSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1997
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