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The Fifth Amendment Double Jeopardy Clause safeguards vital interests of the accused in criminal proceedings. That clause does not, however, prevent the government from retrying a criminal defendant after a hung jury mistrial. This is because a manifest necessity justifies declaring a mistrial in these circumstances. Also, if a defendant's trial ends in a hung jury, his original jeopardy is...