To: the Deejay
I can answer that in 2 words: County funds. isn't it going to cost the county a lot more when the case has to be retried due to a hung jury?
810 posted on
08/07/2002 5:05:26 PM PDT by
nycgal
To: nycgal
Not as much as when Westerfield is acquitted and sues.
To: nycgal
isn't it going to cost the county a lot more when the case has to be retried due to a hung jury? This will be going on for a long time. If he is found guilty, there is plenty of reason to appeal. If acquitted, he will be suing court tv for their inaccurate reporting, and well, really suing almost everyone involved.
813 posted on
08/07/2002 5:08:40 PM PDT by
Yeti
To: nycgal
Yes...considerably more. There will be more costly anlysis of evidence, more costly experts testifying, etc., etc.
To: nycgal
"isn't it going to cost the county a lot more when the case has to be retried due to a hung jury?"
They'll cross that bridge when they get to it. At the moment, they don't want to possibly waste county funds
on sequestration. I'm sure this trial already has cost
them a bundle more than they'd like.
If it comes to a retrial, I'm sure that jury will be sequestered.
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