United States v. Fred M. Glover, AKA Blackbuster

This appeal came before the motions panel of the court on the Government’s motion for summary affirmance. Defendant-appellant Fred M. Glover was tried by a jury on two drug-related counts and one count of possession of a prohibited weapon. When the members of the jury were unable to agree on a verdict, the trial court, over Glover’s objection, declared a mistrial. Glover claimed that the fifth amendment’s double jeopardy clause barred his subsequent retrial and he filed a motion to prohibit retrial and to dismiss the indictment. The trial court denied Glover’s motion and scheduled the case…