Mateo is tried before a Delaware jury for assault with a deadly weapon. The jury is sworn, the only alternate juror i...
...is hospitalized after an accident. The trial judge obtains medical information, asks counsel about a continuance, finds that the juror cannot return for several weeks, and declares a mistrial over Mateo's objection. The...
Citations: Arizona v. Washington, United States v. Perez, Oregon v. Kennedy, People v. Batts, Penal Code Section 1023