JONES v. STATE

No. CR 85-139.

702 S.W.2d 799 (1986)

288 Ark. 162

John L. JONES, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Rehearing Denied March 10, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Adair & Hance by William C. Adair, Batesville, for appellant.

Steve Clark, Attorney General by Clint Miller, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


HAYS, Justice.

The question presented by this appeal is whether the trial court properly granted a mistrial, so that a retrial of the appellant does not result in double jeopardy.

Appellant, John L. Jones, was charged with obtaining and using information from the Arkansas Crime Information Center in violation of Ark.Stat.Ann. § 5-1110. The trial was set for October 30, 1984, and after the defense and prosecution had announced ready for trial a jury was...

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