Day: September 12, 2023

NJ Supreme Court Declines to Alter Double Jeopardy Jurisprudence

NJ Supreme Court Declines to Alter Double Jeopardy Jurisprudence

In State v. Stephen A. Zadroga (A-22-22/087156) (Decided August 9, 2023), the Supreme Court of New Jersey held that double jeopardy did not bar the retrial of defendant Stephen A. Zadroga. In reaching its decision, the court declined to adopt a per se rule that whenever a mistrial follows the