• just_another_person@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      I can just sum this up in a sentence:

      Delaying is a tactic, but there are protections in Habeas Corpus that allow appeals for literally anything, and Double Jeopardy would never be attatched in such a situation which she has created.

    • TooManyFoods@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      I’m not a lawyer, but double jeopardy is applied when a jury finds a verdict. There is such a thing as a mistrial. If the jury hangs there is a mistrial, and I don’t believe a dismissal is an acquittal just because there are jurors in seats.