State v. Manley

TROUT, Justice.

Appellant Joseph Allen Manley has requested review. of the district court’s sua sponte declaration of a mistrial based on manifest necessity. After the mistrial was declared, Manley’s motion to dismiss with prejudice on the grounds that any subsequent trial would be barred by double jeopardy was denied. Subsequently, the Respondent State of Idaho asked for a dismissal because new lab results had weakened the State’s case against Manley. The district court granted the State’s motion and dismissed the case without prejudice. The Court of Appeals upheld the district court’s…