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Parties Involved:
George Celestine
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals

Fifth Circuit

F I L E D

February 3, 2004

Charles R. Fulbruge III

Clerk

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

 

No. 03-30509

Summary Calendar

 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

GEORGE CELESTINE; TELLY GALLIEN,

Defendants-Appellants.

(Consolidated with)

 

No. 03-30511

Summary Calendar

 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

TRAVIS GALLIEN; SIDNEY GALLIEN,

Defendants-Appellants.

Appeals from the United States District Court

for the Western District of Louisiana

USDC No. 6:01-CR-60127-1

Before JONES, BENAVIDES and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

 Case: 03-30509 Document: 0051419251 Page: 1 Date Filed: 02/03/2004
*Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be

published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.

R. 47.5.4.

2

PER CURIAM:*

In this consolidated appeal, GeorgeCelestine, TellyGallien, Travis Gallien, and Sidney

Gallien appeal the denial of a motion to dismiss the indictment based on double jeopardy grounds

following a mistrial. The defendants argue that the Government intentionally engaged in prejudicial

conduct, thereby forcing the defendants to move for a mistrial.

The district court granted the mistrial based on the prejudicial effect of four errors

which occurred during the trial. The district court’s finding that the Government did not intentionally

goad the defendants into moving for a mistrial was not clearly erroneous. See United States v.

Gonzalez, 76 F.3d 1339, 1342 (5th Cir. 1996); Oregon v. Kennedy, 456 U.S. 667, 676 (1982).

Accordingly, the district court’s denial of the motion to dismiss the indictment on double jeopardy

grounds is AFFIRMED.

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