Granada-Ruiz v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court of Nev.

By the Court, CHERRY, J.:

Petitioner Gambino Granada-Ruiz stood trial on charges of murder and battery with substantial bodily harm. During a weekend recess in jury deliberations, one juror conducted extrinsic legal research and shared that information with other jurors when deliberations resumed. After considering argument from counsel and canvassing two jurors, the district court declared a mistrial. Granada-Ruiz moved to dismiss the charges based on a constitutional double jeopardy theory. The district court denied the motion and set the matter for a new trial. Granada-Ruiz petitions this…