MACK, Senior Judge:
Appellant Katherine Louise Bailey, charged by information with simple assault (D.C.Code § 22-504) and related offenses, seeks review in this court of an order of the trial court denying her motion to dismiss the information. She argues that, because a prior trial was not terminated for "manifest necessity," the bar against double jeopardy required dismissal. We agree.
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