Judgment unanimously affirmed.
Memorandum:
Defendant's second trial was not barred by the double jeopardy clauses of either the Federal (US Const 5th Amend) or State Constitutions (NY Const, art I, § 6). Where the defendant either requests a mistrial or consents to its declaration, the double jeopardy clauses do not ordinarily bar a second trial (People v Ferguson,
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