• GreenKnight23@lemmy.world
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    13 days ago

    the prosecution would just file for mistrial and try again.

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    I love armchair paralegal dropouts that keep saying, “ah ah! gotcha!” and then continue to absolutely shred a ten word generalization about how “that’s not how law works buddy”.

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      13 days ago

      The prosecution doesn’t get to file for mistrial after a jury has rendered its verdict

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        13 days ago

        you are correct, but if you hire a lawyer instead of a wet sponge they can feel the jury out and file mistrial during proceedings.

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        13 days ago

        sounds like someone doesn’t realize that lawyers pay attention to juries while the case is tried and can file for mistrial due to some fabricated context of jury contamination through media before a verdict is given.

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          Once the trial begins, it’s not a easy for the prosecution to get a mistral without prejudice attached. There have to be grounds on which the mistral is based.

          “We’re going to lose because the jury is going to rule against us” is not adequate grounds for a mistrial.