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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. JAMES FIDA, Appellant.

Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant argues on appeal that the indictment should be dismissed on double jeopardy grounds because of prosecutorial overreaching, relying on Matter of Potenza v. Kane ( 79 A.D.2d 467, lv. denied 53 N.Y.2d 606). Defendant had moved for mistrials in each of two prior trials; both motions were granted. After his motion to dismiss on double jeopardy grounds was denied and as jury selection was about to begin for the third time, he pleaded guilty. The record fails to show that either mistrial was the result of prosecutorial overreaching. There is no constitutional reason why this charge against this defendant could not have been prosecuted the third time (cf., Menna v. New York, 423 U.S. 61).

We have examined defendant's remaining contention on appeal and find it lacking in merit.

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PEOPLE v. FIDA
(Dec 21, 1990)