EDWARD WEINFELD, District Judge.
Although petitioner is not in custody pursuant to a judgment of conviction of a state court, he seeks a federal writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C., section 2254. He contends that a prospective trial upon a manslaughter indictment would constitute double jeopardy in violation of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments of the Federal Constitution.
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