PER CURIAM.
Upon consideration of the petition for writ of prohibition, response thereto, and argument of counsel, we conclude that the trial court's declaration of mistrial and discharge of the sworn jury without obtaining petitioner's consent precludes retrial on double jeopardy grounds.
It is well settled that a defendant in a criminal trial is placed in jeopardy when he is "put to trial on an indictment or information sufficient in form and substance to...
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