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STATE v. CHASE

754 A.2d 961 (2000)

2000 ME 114

STATE of Maine v. Jayne CHASE.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided June 19, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephanie Anderson, District Attorney, Julia Sheridan, Assistant District Attorney, Portland, for the state.

Thomas Connolly, Portland, for the defendant.

Panel: WATHEN, C.J., and CLIFFORD, RUDMAN, DANA, SAUFLEY, ALEXANDER, and CALKINS, JJ.

DANA, J.

[¶ 1] Jayne Chase appeals from an order of the Superior Court (Cumberland County, Humphrey, J.) denying her motion to dismiss based on double jeopardy.1 Chase argues that it was error for the court to determine that the inappropriate comment made by the prosecutor that necessitated the mistrial did not create a constitutional bar to a retrial. We disagree and affirm.

[¶ 2] Chase was charged with operating...

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