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9th Circuit Denies Double-Jeopardy Based Dismissal of Arizona Drug Case

In a case featuring especially egregious prosecutorial misconduct by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jerry Albert in prosecution of Defendant-Appellant Aurora Lopez-Avila, the 9th Circuit has refused defense efforts to dismiss the indictment on double-jeopardy grounds. The defense had consented to a mistrial in the original proceeding where Albert was found to ...

 

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