Federal Defenders of New York Second Circuit Blog

Attorney’s Quick Change Of Heart Saves The Day

United States v. Razmilovic, No. 06-4198-cr (2d Cir. August 27, 2007) (Miner, Kaztmann, CJJ, Murtha, DJ). Here, the district court’s precipitate grant of a mistrial barred the reprosecution of the defendants under the Double Jeopardy Clause. At the end of a six-week fraud trial, and only 3 days of deliberation, the jury sent out a … Read more