To: advance_copy
Double Jeopardy becomes a factor only if a jury renders a verdict---either guilty or not guilty. A hung jury merely implies that the jury could not reach a unanimous verdict.
From what I got, there was DNA evidence, as well as lots of other evidence. Now, your guess would be as good as mine as to why he wasn't convicted!
3,409 posted on
03/12/2005 12:06:37 AM PST by
singfreedom
("Victory at all costs,.......for without victory there is no survival."--Churchill--that's "Winston")
To: singfreedom
I forgot to mention, when police got to his girlfriend, she still was wearing all the duct tape he had restrained her with. Kind of ironic, isn't it? He duct tapes the heck out of this poor lady, but he doesn't even have to wear cuffs in court!
3,410 posted on
03/12/2005 12:28:55 AM PST by
singfreedom
("Victory at all costs,.......for without victory there is no survival."--Churchill--that's "Winston")
To: singfreedom
your guess would be as good as mine as to why he wasn't convicted
I'd say that failure is on the part of the Fulton County District Attorney's office. Assuming there was evidence enough to convict the perp, which it seems to be according your post, the DA should have been able to make the case necessary to convince the jury in the first place. Also the DA and his assistant didn't inspire much confidence in me during their press conference yesterday.
3,423 posted on
03/12/2005 5:23:20 AM PST by
advance_copy
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