illinois somerville argued november decided february respondent brought trial indictment developed evidence presented contained defect illinois law cured amendment appeal asserted overturn judgment conviction trial judge declared mistrial respondent objection following respondent reindicted tried convicted thereafter petitioned habeas corpus ultimately granted ground jeopardy attached jury initially impaneled sworn second trial constituted double jeopardy held circumstances case trial judge action declaring mistrial rational determination designed implement legitimate state policy suggestion policy manipulated respondent prejudice declaration mistrial therefore required manifest necessity ends public justice double jeopardy clause fifth amendment made applicable fourteenth bar respondent retrial pp reversed rehnquist delivered opinion burger stewart blackmun powell joined white filed dissenting opinion douglas brennan joined post marshall filed dissenting opinion post james gildea assistant attorney general illinois argued cause petitioner brief william scott attorney general james zagel assistant attorney general ronald alwin argued cause respondent brief martin gerber justice rehnquist delivered opinion must decide whether declaration mistrial defendant objection trial concluded indictment insufficient charge crime necessarily prevents state subsequently trying defendant valid indictment hold mistrial met manifest necessity requirement cases since trial reasonably concluded ends public justice defeated allowed trial continue therefore double jeopardy clause fifth amendment made applicable due process clause fourteenth amendment benton maryland bar retrial valid indictment march respondent indicted illinois grand jury crime theft case called trial jury impaneled sworn november following day evidence presented prosecuting attorney realized indictment fatally deficient illinois law allege respondent intended permanently deprive owner property applicable illinois criminal statute intent necessary element crime theft failure allege intent renders indictment insufficient charge crime illinois constitution time indictment sole means criminal proceeding might commenced defendant illinois provides formal defects one may cured amendment combined operation rules illinois procedure substantive law meant defect indictment jurisdictional waived defendant failure object asserted appeal proceeding overturn final judgment conviction faced situation illinois trial concluded proceedings defective indictment useless granted state motion mistrial november grand jury handed second indictment alleging requisite intent respondent arraigned two weeks first trial aborted raised claim double jeopardy overruled second trial commenced shortly thereafter jury returned verdict guilty sentence imposed illinois courts upheld conviction respondent sought federal habeas corpus alleging conviction constituted double jeopardy contrary prohibition fifth fourteenth amendments seventh circuit affirmed denial habeas corpus prior decision jorn respondent petition certiorari granted case remanded reconsideration light jorn downum remand seventh circuit held respondent petition habeas corpus granted although tried acquitted ball benton maryland jeopardy attached jury impaneled sworn declaration mistrial respondent objection precluded retrial valid indictment reasons stated reverse judgment ii fountainhead decision construing double jeopardy clause context declaration mistrial defendant objection perez wheat justice story writing unanimous set forth standards determining whether retrial following declaration mistrial defendant objection constitutes double jeopardy within meaning fifth amendment holding failure jury agree verdict either acquittal conviction bar retrial defendant justice story wrote think cases nature law invested courts justice authority discharge jury giving verdict whenever opinion taking circumstances consideration manifest necessity act ends public justice otherwise defeated exercise sound discretion subject impossible define circumstances render proper interfere sure power used greatest caution urgent circumstances plain obvious causes capital cases especially courts extremely careful interfere chances life favour prisoner right order discharge security public faithful sound conscientious exercise discretion rests cases upon responsibility judges oaths office asked adopt cornero rule petitioner contends absence witnesses never justify discontinuance trial rigid formula inconsistent guiding principles perez decision adhere principles command courts considering whether trial terminated without judgment take circumstances account thereby forbid mechanical application abstract formula value perez principles thus lies capacity informed application widely different circumstances without injury defendants public interest reasons deemed compelling trial judge best situated intelligently make decision ends substantial justice attained without discontinuing trial mistrial may declared without defendant consent even objection may retried consistently fifth amendment perez supra logan held manifest necessity justified discharge juries unable reach verdicts therefore double jeopardy clause bar retrial cf keerl montana dreyer illinois simmons trial judge dismissed jury defendant objection one jurors acquainted defendant therefore probably prejudiced government held trial judge properly exercised power prevent defeat ends public justice thompson mistrial declared trial judge learned one jurors disqualified member grand jury indicted defendant similarly lovato new mexico defendant demurred indictment demurrer overruled jury sworn district attorney realizing defendant pleaded indictment demurrer overruled moved discharge jury arraignment defendant pleading jury discharged defendant pleaded guilty jury impaneled verdict guilty rendered cases held double jeopardy clause bar reprosecution virtually cases turn particular facts thus escape meaningful categorization see gori supra wade hunter supra possible distill general approach premised public justice policy enunciated perez situations presented case trial judge properly exercises discretion declare mistrial impartial verdict reached verdict conviction reached reversed appeal due obvious procedural error trial error make reversal appeal certainty serve ends public justice require government proceed proof succeeded jury automatically stripped success appellate substantially situation thompson supra lovato new mexico supra declaration mistrial basis rule defective procedure lend prosecutorial manipulation involve entirely different question cf downum supra situation cases instant case downum defendant charged six counts mail theft forging uttering stolen checks jury selected sworn morning instructed return afternoon jury returned government moved discharge jury ground key prosecution witness two six counts defendant present prosecution knew prior selection swearing jury witness found served subpoena trial judge discharged jury defendant motions dismiss two counts failure prosecute continue four reversing convictions ground double jeopardy emphasized ach case must turn facts held second prosecution constituted double jeopardy absence witness reason therefor justify terms manifest necessity declaration mistrial jorn supra government called taxpayer witness prosecution willfully assisting preparation fraudulent income tax returns prior testimony defense counsel suggested warned constitutional right compulsory trial judge warned rights witness stated willing testify internal revenue service agent first contacted warned rights trial judge however believe witness declaration irs warned refused allow testify consulted attorney learning government remaining four witnesses similarly situated surmising properly informed rights trial judge declared mistrial give witnesses opportunity consult attorneys sustaining plea bar double jeopardy attempted second trial defendant plurality opinion emphasizing importance defendant proceeding first jury sworn concluded apparent record consideration given possibility trial continuance indeed trial judge acted abruptly discharging jury prosecutor disposed suggest continuance defendant object discharge jury opportunity one examines circumstances surrounding discharge jury seems abundantly apparent trial judge made effort exercise sound discretion assure taking circumstances account manifest necessity sua sponte declaration mistrial perez therefore must conclude circumstances case appellee reprosecution violate double jeopardy provision fifth amendment iii respondent advances two arguments support conclusion double jeopardy clause precluded second trial instant case first since ball held jeopardy obtained even though indictment upon defendant first acquitted defective since downum supra held jeopardy attaches jury selected sworn double jeopardy clause precluded state instituting second proceeding resulted respondent conviction alternatively respondent argues decision jorn supra respondent interprets narrowly limiting circumstances mistrial manifestly necessary requires affirmance emphasizing valued right trial completed particular tribunal jorn supra quoting wade hunter respondent contends circumstances justify depriving right respondent first contention precisely type rigid mechanical rule eschewed since seminal decision perez major premise syllogism trial defective indictment precludes retrial applicable instant case overlooks crucial element reasoning ball supra three men indicted tried murder two convicted jury one acquitted reversed convictions ground indictment fatally deficient failing allege victim died within year day assault ball proper indictment returned government retried three original defendants trial resulted conviction reversed conviction one defendant originally acquitted sustaining plea double jeopardy obviously properly influenced fact first trial proceeded verdict focus reflected opinion unable resist conclusion general verdict acquittal upon issue guilty indictment undertaking charge murder objected verdict insufficient respect bar second indictment killing accused whether convicted acquitted equally put jeopardy first trial emphasis added believe light state established rules criminal procedure trial judge declaration mistrial abuse discretion since decision benton maryland supra federal courts confronted claims arise large measure often diverse procedural rules existing federal courts quick conclude simply state procedure conform corresponding federal statute rule serve legitimate state policy last term recognizing fact dismissed writ certiorari improvidently granted case involving claim double jeopardy stemming dismissal indictment rules criminal pleading peculiar individual state followed retrial proper indictment duncan tennessee instant case trial judge terminated proceeding defect found exist indictment matter illinois law curable amendment illinois courts held even judgment conviction become final defendant may released habeas corpus defect indictment deprives trial jurisdiction rule prohibiting amendment formal defects indictments designed implement state policy preserving right defendant insist criminal prosecution commenced action grand jury trial judge faced situation similar simmons lovato thompson procedural defect might preclude public either obtaining impartial verdict keeping verdict conviction evidence persuaded jury mistrial constitutionally unavailable situations state policy implemented conducting second trial verdict reversal appeal thus wasting time energy money concerned trial judge action rational determination designed implement legitimate state policy suggestion implementation policy manner manipulated prejudice defendant situation thus unlike downum mistrial entailed delay defendant also operated continuance allow prosecution opportunity strengthen case delay minimal mistrial illinois law way defect indictment corrected given established standard discretion set forth perez gori hunter say declaration mistrial required manifest necessity ends public justice decision jorn relied upon respondent support opposite conclusion possible excise various portions plurality opinion support result reached divorcing language facts case serves distort holdings opinion dealt action trial judge fairly described erratic held lack apparent harm defendant declaration mistrial justify mistrial concluded manifest necessity mistrial opposed less drastic alternatives emphasized absence manifest need mistrial deprived defendant right proceed first jury hold right may never forced yield case public interest fair trials designed end judgments opinion jorn replete approving references wade hunter supra latter case stated provision fifth amendment however mean every time defendant put trial competent tribunal entitled go free trial fails end final judgment rule create insuperable obstacle administration justice many cases semblance type oppressive practices prohibition aimed may unforeseeable circumstances arise trial making completion impossible failure jury agree verdict event purpose law protect society guilty crimes frequently frustrated denying courts power put defendant trial instances trial judge discovered facts trial indicated one members jury might biased government defendant settled duty judge event discharge jury direct retrial said enough show defendant valued right trial completed particular tribunal must instances subordinated public interest fair trials designed end judgments wade hunter omitted emphasis added reversed footnotes see constitution illinois art ii state constitution amended provision retained first paragraph art justice white justice douglas justice brennan join dissenting purposes double jeopardy clause jeopardy attaches criminal trial commences judge jury jorn green wade hunter point arrived jury selected sworn even though evidence taken downum clearly somerville placed jeopardy first trial despite fact indictment defective illinois law benton maryland ball question remains however whether facts case present one circumstances trial begun may aborted defendant objection defendant retried without twice placed jeopardy contrary constitution frequently addressed general problem mistrials double jeopardy clause recently jorn supra abjured mechanical per se rules preferred rely upon approach first announced perez wheat perez analysis trial authority discharge jury prior verdict double jeopardy clause prevent retrial trial takes circumstances consideration sound discretion determines manifest necessity act ends public justice otherwise defeated see also jorn supra opinion harlan stewart dissenting gori douglas dissenting downum supra clark dissenting despite generality perez standard guidelines evolved past cases reviewed exercise trial discretion variety circumstances jorn supra downum supra example make abundantly clear trial courts constantly mind purposes double jeopardy clause protect defendant continued exposure embarrassment anxiety expense restrictions liberty well preserve valued right trial completed particular tribunal jorn supra quoting wade hunter final analysis judge must always temper decision whether abort trial considering importance defendant able conclude confrontation society verdict tribunal might believe favorably disposed fate jorn supra similarly jorn trial terminated trial judge sua sponte mistakenly declared mistrial apparently protect nonparty witnesses possibility showing intent prosecutor judge harass defendant enhance chances conviction second trial defendant given complete preview government case specific prejudice defense second trial shown noting courts must bear mind potential risks abuse defendant society unwillingness unnecessarily subject repeated prosecutions held defendant interest submitting case initial jury sufficient invoke double jeopardy clause downum override government concern enforcing criminal laws another chance try defendant crime charged neither case manifest necessity mistrial double trial defendant similar considerations govern case somerville asserts right one trial verdict initial jury mistrial directed instance state somerville objection occasioned official error drafting indictment error unaccompanied bad faith overreaching specific prejudice defense later trial state may try defendant second time circumstances downum jorn although exact extent emotional physical harm suffered somerville period first second trial open debate gainsaid somerville lost option go first jury perhaps end dispute acquittal jorn downum jorn serious dissent rejected view double jeopardy clause protects mistrials lend prosecutorial manipulation underwrote independent right defendant criminal case verdict initial jury cases made quite clear discretion trial declare mistrials reviewable defendant right verdict first jury overridden except manifest necessity case downum jorn manifest necessity loss right majority recognizes interest defendant fate determined jury first impaneled weighty one finds interest outweighed state desire avoid conducting second trial verdict reversal appeal basis defective indictment thus wasting time energy money concerned majority finds paramount interest state keeping verdict conviction evidence persuaded jury analysis however completely ignores possibility defendant might acquitted initial jury possibility chance end dispute acquittal jorn supra makes right trial particular tribunal importance defendant addition majority balancing gives little weight fundamental place double jeopardy clause purposes seeks serve framework procedural protections constitution establishes conduct criminal trial apparently majority finds manifest necessity mistrial retrial defendant state policy preserving right defendant insist criminal prosecution commenced action grand jury implementation policy absence illinois procedural rules procedure amendment indictments conceding reasonableness policy must remembered inability amend indictment come play mistrial necessitated unless error part state framing indictment committed indictment defective state failed properly execute responsibility frame proper indictment state procedural framework necessitate mistrial although recognizing criminal trial even best circumstances complicated affair manage previously thought prosecutorial error sufficient excuse applying double jeopardy clause jorn instance declared unquestionably important factor considered need hold litigants sides standards responsible professional conduct clash adversary criminal process cautioned trial judge must recognize lack preparedness government directly implicates policies underpinning double jeopardy provision speedy trial guarantee see also burger concurring downum prosecutorial error independent operation state procedural rule necessitated mistrial judged standards downum jorn find words majority important countervailing interest proper judicial administration case find manifest necessity mistrial compensate prosecutorial mistake finally majority notes declaration mistrial basis rule defective procedure lend prosecutorial manipulation involve entirely different question see jorn downum supra green surely evidence bad faith overreaching record however words ball seem particularly appropriate case short presents novel unheard spectacle public officer whose business frame correct bill openly alleging inaccuracy neglect reason second trial pretended merits fairly issue first practice tolerated trials accused end conviction take place whether indictment good otherwise ten one judgment passes read bill probable penetration enough discern defects counsel assigned content hearing substance charge without looking farther hardly accord think duty examine indictment detect errors many hundreds perhaps state prison erroneous indictments however fairly tried merits justice marshall dissenting opinion explicitly disclaims suggestion overrules recent cases jorn downum ante substantially eviscerates rationale cases jorn downum appeared give judges guidance determining constituted manifest necessity declaring mistrial defendant objection today seems revert totally unstructured analysis cases believe one strengths articulation legal rules series cases successive cases present clearer focus considerations vaguely seen earlier cases help delineate factors considered suggest affect result particular situations jorn downum seems today abandons effort cases suggest importance particular factors adopts general balancing test even terms improperly applies case majority purports balance manifest necessity declaring mistrial ante public interest seeing criminal prosecution proceed verdict interest assuring impartial verdicts ante second interest obviously present every case placing balance alter result analysis different cases constant whose importance judge must consider weighing factors availability double jeopardy defense depends time balance majority strikes essentially ignores importance factor determinative jorn downum accused interest valued right trial completed particular tribunal wade hunter quoted jorn factor excised isolated passages jorn majority ante core case even cursory reading disclose see mischaracterizing jorn downum finds possible reach today result fair reading cases shows balance properly struck first element considered necessity declaring mistrial take mean consideration alternatives available judge confronted situation midst trial seems require correction downum example key prosecution witness available case called trial prosecutor negligence witness essential presentation two six counts concerning downum necessity declare mistrial six trial proceeded four counts prosecution ready downum similarly jorn district judge precipitately aborted trial order protect rights prospective witnesses alternative interrupting trial briefly witnesses might consult attorneys available invoked jorn superficial examination case might suggest alternatives except proceed reversal appeal certainty ante respondent indicted knowingly obtain ing unauthorized control stolen property wit thirteen hundred dollars currency property zayre bridgeview corporation knowing stolen another violation chapter section illinois revised statutes petition writ certiorari statute named indictment requires defendant ntend ed deprive owner permanently use benefit property rev majority treats unquestionably clear failure allege intent indictment made indictment fatally defective indeed since time trial case illinois courts held see people matthews app people hayn app answer clear trial judge made decision illinois code criminal procedure recently amended require indictment name offense statutory provision alleged violated set forth nature elements offense charged rev indictment sufficiently detailed meet federal requirement indictment contains elements offense intended charged sufficiently apprises defendant must prepared meet hagner see also russell illinois courts made aware substantial constitutional questions raised rigid application archaic mode reading indictments might well refused hold defect indictment jurisdictional nonwaivable conscientious state trial judges certainly must attempt anticipate course interpretation state law must also contribute course pointing constitutional implications alternative interpretations help shape interpretation state law example trial judge refused declare mistrial constitutional misgivings implications course might prevented chief justice underwood called reversion overly technical highly unrealistic completely undesirable type formalism pleading serves useful purpose interpreting code criminal procedure people ex rel ledford brantley underwood dissenting trial judge might forestalled unhappy development thus proceeded try case first indictment risking reversal trial judge making rulings law guarantee reversal proceeding trial fully protected defendant interest trial completed jury already chosen alternative declaring mistrial require trial judge ignore tenor previous state decisional law though perhaps declaring mistrial manifest necessity obviously another alternative trial judge continued trial majority suggests useless charade defendant forcing government proceed proof almost certainly useless government might persuade jury defendant guilt majority concedes double jeopardy clause bar retrial ante ball assume continuing trial useless assume conviction inevitable structure analysis problems double jeopardy clause assumption appears inconsistent presumption innocence shown alternatives declaration mistrial existed must consider whether reasons led declaration sufficient light alternatives overcome defendant interest trying case jury jorn downum run directly counter holding today characterize district judge behavior jorn erratic ante desire protect rights prospective witnesses might unknowingly implicated criminal activities testified hardly irrational legitimate state policy ibid defect jorn district judge failure consider alternative courses action irrationality policy sought promote even agreed majority description jorn end inquiry turn consideration importance state policy seemed require declaring mistrial weighed defendant interest concluding trial jury already chosen majority mischaracterizes state policy stake involved majority says right defendant insist criminal prosecution commenced action grand jury ante rather interest making defect indictment jurisdictional waivable defendant ordinarily defect jurisdiction means one institution invaded proper province another defects waivable state interest preserving allocation competence institutions example petit jury invade province grand jury returned verdict guilty improper indictment however allocation jurisdiction important one continuing body acts area competence reserved another continuing body may desirable keep single petit jury invading province single grand jury surely interest substantial outweigh defendant valued right trial completed particular tribunal wade hunter cf henry mississippi downum even harder case majority succeeds distinguishing misrepresenting facts case majority treats downum case involving procedure lend prosecutorial manipulation ante however facts downum set clark dissenting clearly show prosecutor failure crucial witness present negligent oversight except attenuated sense may induce prosecutor fail take steps prevent oversights understand negligence lends manipulation even understand understand negligence failing draw adequate indictment different negligence failing assure presence crucial witness believe downum jorn controlling cases trial judge pursue available alternative reason led declare mistrial prosecutorial negligence reason found insufficient downum jorn downum tradition elaboration rules give increasing guidance case case decided see reason abandon tradition case adopt new balancing test whose elements stated high level abstraction give judges virtually guidance deciding subsequent cases therefore respectfully dissent downum may perhaps read stating prophylactic rule evil avoided intentional manipulation prosecutor availability witnesses may extremely difficult secure determination intentional manipulation proof inevitably hard come relations judges prosecutors many places may make judges reluctant find intentional manipulation thus general rule absence crucial prosecution witnesses reason declaring mistrial necessary although abuses misdrawing indictments less apparent manipulating availability witnesses believe even downum based foregoing analysis analysis appears nowhere opinion similar prophylactic rule desirable example case state gained two weeks strengthen weak case far longer delay downum extent time used strengthen case prosecutor capitalized previous negligence drawing indictment far read jorn downum restrictively fairly read cases believe read expansively show manifest necessity created errors part prosecutor judge must arise source outside control wade hunter clearly case cases majority says involved situations impartial verdict reached ante cases juror jury whole uncontrolled judge prosecutor prevented trial proceeding verdict perez wheat simmons thompson