Document: 429 U.S. 14 97 S.Ct. 20 50 L.Ed.2d 17 UNITED STATESv.Nelson E. "Buck" SANFORD et al. No. 75-1867. Oct. 12, 1976. PER CURIAM. 1 Respondents were indicted for illegal game hunting in Yellowstone National Park. A jury trial the United States District Court of Montana resulted a hung jury, and declared mistrial. Four months later, while Government was preparing to retry them, respondents moved dismiss indictment. The Court, agreeing that had consented activities which formed basis indictment, dismissed it. Government's appeal pursuant Criminal Appeals Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3731,1 by because court thought retrial barred Double Jeopardy Clause Fifth Amendment Constitution. petitioned certiorari, we vacated judgment remanded further consideration light our intervening decision Serfass v. States, 420 377, 95 1055, 43 265 (1975). 421 996, 2392, 44 663 2 On remand, Appeals, considering trilogy Serfass, supra, Wilson, 332, 1013, 232 (1975), Jenkins, 358, 1006, 250 adhered its prior determination. now seeks certiorari from ruling. 3 reasoning is best summarized this language opinion: 4 "Here appellees have undergone trial. There no question but jeopardy has attached. That being so, since proceedings district ended appellees' favor consequences reversal would be must tried again, conclude they would, on retrial, placed twice jeopardy." 536 F.2d 871, 872 (CA9 1976). 5 (1-3) We agree with attached at time empaneling first respondents. But do not court's conclusion reason sequence events retrying indictment terminated, their favor, mistrial declared, sua sponte, Court. Where terminated manner, classical test determining whether defendants may retried without violating stated Mr. Justice Story's opinion Perez, 9 Wheat. 579, 580, 6 L.Ed. 165 (1824): "We are opinion, facts constitute legal bar future prisoner been convicted or acquitted, again put upon his defence. think, all cases nature, law invested courts justice authority discharge giving any verdict, whenever, taking circumstances into consideration, there manifest necessity act, ends public otherwise defeated." 7 right defendant, after mistrial, face claim double generally2 governed laid down supra. situation presented here precisely therefore does these returned against them. 8 Court's dismissal occurred several before begun. This case is, therefore, held pretrial order dismissing an charging refusal submit induction Armed Forces appealable under 3731. case, like prosecute defendant required defend. Since such following successful jeopardy, authorized petition granted, reversed, consistent opinion. 10 It so ordered. 11 BRENNAN MARSHALL dissent summary reversal. They set oral argument. Act provides pertinent part: "In criminal shall lie appeals decision, judgment, information as one more counts, except where clause Constitution prohibits prosecution." If behest apply. See Dinitz, 424 600, 96 1075, 47 267 (1976).

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