Legal Opinion
United States v. Rivera
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 28, 1986No. 1564, Dockets 86-1194, 86-1195 and 86-1199PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEORGE C. PRATT, Circuit Judge:
Appellants Pedro Rivera, Sr. (“Pedro”), Sonia Rivera (“Sonia”), and August Laguer were indicted along with Peter Rivera, Jr. (“Peter”) and others for their alleged involvement in a conspiracy to distribute heroin, as well as for other narcotics and weapons offenses. In the course of the trial on those charges the district judge granted appellants’ motions for a mistrial. Contending that the prosecutor and the judge had engaged in misconduct compelling their mistrial motions, appellants moved to dismiss the indictment on the ground that retrial would constitute…
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