---
title: "Oregon v. Kennedy"
citation: "Oregon v. Kennedy, 456 U.S. 667 (1982)"
authority_id: "AUTH-SCOTUS-OREGON-KENNEDY-456-US-667"
authority_type: "case"
jurisdiction: "federal_nationwide"
precedential_status: "binding"
official_url: "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USREPORTS-456/pdf/USREPORTS-456-667.pdf"
url: "https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/authorities/AUTH-SCOTUS-OREGON-KENNEDY-456-US-667/"
legal_review: "2026-08-25"
links_checked: "2026-10-15"
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license: "CC BY 4.0"
---

# Oregon v. Kennedy

## Holding used

After a defendant-requested mistrial, governmental misconduct bars retrial only when intended to provoke the mistrial request.

## Material limitation

Harassment, overreaching, or prejudicial error without the required objective intent does not alone satisfy this narrow exception.

## Official source and pinpoints

456 U.S. 667, 673–79 (1982): <https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USREPORTS-456/pdf/USREPORTS-456-667.pdf>


## Used in

- [Rule 29, Mistrial, Verdict, and Juror Misconduct](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/30-plea-and-trial/rule-29-mistrial-verdict-and-juror-misconduct.md)