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Topic | Trump Trials General Part 15: CE's Last Hurrah |
realnifty1 04/17/24 3:35:43 PM #162: | Amakusa posted... No, it's not. Mistrials can be tried again. For one or both side(s) that can be detrimental to their case just as much as it could help them. Well, maybe can be retried, it is about as settled as Roe v Wade was. The basing for hung juries and mistrials to be retried was on a ruling that decided that jeopardy is not attached until the verdict is decided. But more recent than that the Supreme Court has ruled jeopardy attaching when the jury is seated. So should there be a hung jury or mistrial, fully expect a case before the SC on DJT claiming double jeopardy. ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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