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To: tsomer
But here's a thought: doesn't it cut both ways? Can't the prosecution appeal the verdict if the trial is shown to be flawed?

Nope. If the jury walks the defendant, it's over. And that's as it should be, OJ notwithstanding.

It's double jeopardy, but there have been instances where people were convicted during a second trial.

That's the federal-state exception, where, supposedly, the federal government, being a separate sovereign, gets a separate go at the defendant. It's unjust and a misreading of the Constitution. However, in recent times, it's been limited to cases where the defendant was acting as an official agent of the inferior jurisdiction (e.g., a Los Angles pig turned loose by a local jury, despite having unjustly beaten the sh¡t out of an arrestee).

If George walks, I recommend he fly to Peru. That way, if Holder gets ideas, Peru will get to humiliate the United States of America. Which will be a Good Thing.

30 posted on 07/12/2013 11:53:54 PM PDT by cynwoody
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To: cynwoody

That is what he should have done right away after the incident. A blind man could see where this was going. He made the mistake of trusting the legal system.


36 posted on 07/13/2013 5:00:39 AM PDT by Hardastarboard (Buck Off, Bronco Bama)
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