To: ambrose
are they going to keep trying this cop over and over until they get a conviction?No, until they get a verdict.
6 posted on
01/30/2004 3:57:11 PM PST by
Poohbah
("Would you mind not shooting at the thermonuclear weapons?" -- Maj. Vic Deakins, USAF)
To: Poohbah
In a typical case, a prosecutor will only seek a retrial if he believes there's a reasonable chance it will lead to a conviction. With two hung juries, split right down the middle, it would suggest that they'll never get a verdict. If this were not a politically charged case, it would be dropped.
8 posted on
01/30/2004 4:04:26 PM PST by
ambrose
(My God, it's full of stars!)
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