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Divans v. California, 434 U.S. 1303 (1977)
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Divans v. California, 434 U.S. 1303 (1977)
Divans v. California No. A-91 Decided July 28, 1977 434 U.S. 1303
ON APPLICATION FOR STAY
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Application for stay of applicant’s second state criminal trial pending the filing and disposition of a petition for certiorari in this Court is denied where the first trial resulted in a mistrial upon applicant’s motion because of a prosecutorial error found by the trial judge t be of the kind not intentionally committed to provoke a mistrial request.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Divans v. California, 434 U.S. 1303 (1977) in 434 U.S. 1303 Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=KNCN865ZA24XWSS.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Divans v. California, 434 U.S. 1303 (1977), in 434 U.S. 1303, Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=KNCN865ZA24XWSS.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Divans v. California, 434 U.S. 1303 (1977). cited in 1977, 434 U.S. 1303. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=KNCN865ZA24XWSS.
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