Legal Opinion
United States v. Frank Stevens
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 27, 1999No. 97-2035PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J., joined by Siler, J.,
KENNEDY, J. (pp. 589-93), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.
KAREN NELSON MOORE, Circuit Judge.
Frank Stevens wds indicted for his alleged involvement in the theft of a piece of construction equipment. After the government’s key witness against him refused to testify, the district court ordered a mistrial and denied Stevens’s motion to dismiss the charges on double jeopardy grounds. Because the government has had one opportunity to convict the defendant, at which it was unable to compel the testimony of its key witness and failed to produce other evidence sufficient to convict, we hold…
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