Criminal Law—Double Jeopardy

Authors

David W. Sandell

Abstract

In State v. Connors, the Washington State Supreme Court held that a defendant had been placed in jeopardy when, sua sponte, a trial court erroneously declared a mistrial over his objection. A later retrial of the defendant therefore constituted double jeopardy.

First Page

299

Recommended Citation

David W. Sandell, Washington Case Law, Criminal Law—Double Jeopardy, 38 Wash. L. Rev. 299 (1963).
Available at: https://digitalcommons.law.uw.edu/wlr/vol38/iss2/7