No. 24-32

Donavan J. White Owl, aka DJ v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-07-12
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: constitutional-law criminal-procedure double-jeopardy eighth-circuit implied-consent manifest-necessity mistrial waiver
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2024-09-30
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether implied consent is valid consent to waive double jeopardy protections, and if so, what qualifies as implied consent?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED The double jeopardy clause prevents the retrial of a criminal case after mistrial unless the defendant consents or if the mistrial was for manifest necessity. Donavan White Owl did not consent to the mistrial however the Eighth Circuit determined, on an issue of apparent first impression, that a district court may convene a new trial after a mistrial without violating double jeopardy where a defendant impliedly consents to the mistrial and that Mr. White Owl’s consent was implied. The question presented is whether implied consent is valid consent to waive double jeopardy protections and if it is what qualifies as implied consent?

Docket Entries

2024-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2024-07-31
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
2024-07-29
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2024-07-29
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2024-07-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 12, 2024)

Attorneys

Donavan White Owl
Thomas Francis Murtha IVMurtha Law Office, Petitioner
Thomas Francis Murtha IVMurtha Law Office, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent