Legal Opinion
In re Mello
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided November 2, 2000No. 98-698PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrock, C.J.
The petitioner, James Mello, seeks a writ of certiorari from an order of the Superior Court {Smith, J.) ruling that his reprosecution after the court had declared a mistrial would not violate double jeopardy. We grant the petition.
In July 1998, the petitioner was tried before a jury in Superior Court {Smith, J.) for felonious sexual assault and aggravated felonious sexual assault. See RSA 632-A:2, :3 (1996 & Supp. 1999). On July 24, the trial court notified counsel in chambers that the jury appeared to be deadlocked eleven to one in favor of acquittal. The court explained that one female…
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