• TheFogan@programming.dev
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    5 days ago

    Fortunately in criminal trials if the Jury can return a not guilty verdict, that’s game over for the states case. Double jeopardy they can’t retry.

    Now if one guy on the Jury opposes a guilty verdict, and no verdict is reached, then the state can retry.

    • Laurel Raven@lemmy.zip
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      4 days ago

      They could also go after him with Thompson’s family in civil suit to destroy him financially, which it turns out is not double jeopardy