Legal Opinion
United States v. Rodney Allen
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 28, 1993No. 92-2981PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Senior Circuit Judge.
Rodney Allen appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa denying his motion to dismiss a pending indictment after the district court had sua sponte declared a mistrial. Allen argues that the district court abused its discretion in finding that manifest necessity justified declaration of a mistrial. We agree, and therefore reverse.
On May 15, 1992, a federal grand jury indicted Wesley McQuay, Carlos Martez Downs, and Rodney Allen, charging all three with conspiracy to distribute cocaine base under 21 U.S.C. § 846…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Pinkerton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- United States v. JornSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Arizona v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- United States v. David Allen Bates Ricky Lee ArcherCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
- United States v. Louis MartinCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- United States v. Bernard IvoryCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
- United States v. Christopher J. BaileyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
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