IRELAND, J.
This case was reported to us by a Superior Court judge in response to a motion to dismiss an indictment on double jeopardy grounds after a trial ended in a mistrial. We must determine whether "manifest necessity" justified the declaration of a mistrial. After jury deliberations began, the jury foreperson informed the trial judge about a previously undisclosed experience of one juror that raised a question of possible juror bias. After two conferences with...
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