| reply to cdru
Re: How did it slip by?... easy... Erm... If this were declared a mistrial, double jeopardy wouldn't apply here. In such cases, the trial is considered to have been improperly conducted (thus "mis"-trial). If granted, the trial never happened, and as such, the defendants were never technically acquitted nor convicted. A mistrial isn't the same as overturning a judgment. It's just grounds for a new trial, assuming it's worth the expenditure.
A tonne of money used to waste everybody's time, and even more money tossed into the furnace if the state decides to give it another go. |
