State of Maine v. Thomas D. Johnson

[¶ 1] Thomas D. Johnson’s trial in May 2018 on a charge of domestic violence assault (Class C), 17-A M.R.S. § 207-A(1)(B)(3) (2013), ended when the trial court (O’Neil, J.) found manifest necessity to declare a mistrial and then ruled that the State would be allowed to retry Johnson. Asserting the double jeopardy clauses of the United States and Maine Constitutions, Johnson appeals from the court’s order denying his motion to reconsider the ruling that he may be retried. 1 We affirm the order.

I. BACKGROUND

[¶ 2] An indictment returned by the York County Grand Jury on December 5, 2012, charged…