To: FreedomStar3028
No. A hung jury is a mistrial and may be retried. Multiple times, as long as each trial results in a hung jury/mistrial, and the state is willing to allocate the funds. Imho.
156 posted on
12/16/2015 4:00:42 PM PST by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: trisham
Hmmm. Mis-trial isn’t the defendants fault. But I think you might be right. That’s fked up.
157 posted on
12/16/2015 4:04:28 PM PST by
FreedomStar3028
(Somebody has to step forward and do what is right because it is right, otherwise no one will follow.)
To: trisham
there is a point where retrials become malicious prosecution.
161 posted on
12/16/2015 4:13:02 PM PST by
longtermmemmory
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