United States v. Mapp

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

BLOCK, District Judge:

On September 16, 1996, a jury returned a verdict against the defendant John Mapp (“Mapp”), finding him guilty on Counts One through Three of the eleven-count superseding indictment.1 The jury was unable to return a verdict with respect to Mapp on the remaining eight counts, and thus, a mistrial was declared on those counts. Sentencing was scheduled to proceed on December 16, 1996. At a status conference held on November 1, 1996, the government represented that it would not dismiss the open counts until the Court sentenced Mapp and the government had…