Liston Ken Desouza appeals following the denial of his plea in bar for double jeopardy. On appeal he contends that the trial court's delivery of two Allen charges during jury deliberations and subsequent declaration of a mistrial when the jury still could not reach a verdict bars the State from retrying him. We find his arguments to be without merit and affirm.
The record reveals that Desouza...
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