Opinion ID: 696321
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Text: 2 On October 13, 1993, Sammaripa was indicted on one count of assault on an Indian reservation, in violation of 18 U.S.C. Secs. 113(a)(7) and 1153. 3 Jury selection for the trial began on January 10, 1994. After the jury was empaneled and sworn, the government made a Batson objection, alleging that defense counsel had used his peremptory challenges in a discriminatory fashion. In response to this objection, the judge dismissed the balance of the venire panel and called a ninety-minute recess. When the court reconvened, the government moved for a mistrial alleging that Sammaripa had exercised his peremptories in violation of Batson v. Kentucky by excluding women with young children. The district court granted the government's Batson motion and declared a mistrial over Sammaripa's objection. Retrial was set for the next day. 4 Before the retrial, Sammaripa moved to dismiss alleging that a second trial would violate his right to be free from double jeopardy. The district court denied Sammaripa's motion to dismiss the second trial, ruling (1) the government's Batson claim was valid, and (2) a Batson violation manifests a necessity to declare a mistrial, thus permitting retrial without offending Sammaripa's right to be free from double jeopardy. 5 The second trial began on January 11, 1994. Sammaripa was convicted at the second trial.