State v. Jama

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, Hanad S. Jama, appeals from a judgment of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas denying his motion to dismiss based on double jeopardy. Because we conclude that the Double Jeopardy Clause does not prohibit retrial of appellant following the trial court's declaration of a mistrial, we affirm.

I. Facts and Procedural History

{¶ 2} Appellant was indicted on one count of kidnapping, three counts of rape, one count of felonious assault, one count of domestic violence, and two counts of failure to comply with an order or signal of a police officer. A jury trial on all…