In America you can not be tried for the same crime twice if found not guilty. It’s called Double Jeopardy.
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An appeal isn’t the same as being retried, it’s saying that the judge ruled incorrectly on a point of law that affected the outcome of the trial.
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“Run away”?
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But the question was about an appeal, not about a retrial
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If thats true, that’s low.
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Yes, he is trying to establish MB was attacked and beaten BEFORE ANY shots were fired.
Again, where’s the house recording that RG said captured everything?
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The question was can the prosecution appeal (try a second time) if MB is found not guilty and the answer to that question is NO.
The defense can appeal a guilty verdict.
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No, the question was if he is found not guilty can the state appeal and the answer still remains NO.
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IANAL, but I beelieve that “double jeopardy” applies here–if tried, you cannot be tried again for the same crime.
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What if it’s a hung jury, which is what I think will happen. Does MB stay in jail if the prosecution decides to retry?
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Taylor looks FURIOUS! Look how red-faced he is!
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He probably had Bilinkas laying on the desk in his chambers, spanking him hard for ten minutes straight. The man needs his exercise.
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I think there’s a misunderstanding of legal terms. Either party can appeal a final decision of a court provided they preserved objections to a legal ruling by the judge. They can’t appeal the jury’s decision, that’s true, but they can appeal the judge’s decision. What that would look like for the defendant, I don’t know. The appellate court doesn’t have to take it on appeal either.
Personally, I don’t see the state doing that because mb had served time, and there are bigger fish to fry.
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This is me, too. I’ve never seen anything like this.
Between this and all the police 
ups, like no other vehicle searched, no GSR on the victim’s clothes, no GSR or other testing of anyone else, no prints/DNA from the gun - it’s all such a HUGE hole in the entire thing that I couldn’t fail to have reasonable doubt. I could not in good conscience put a person in prison given this level of lying and lack of procedural due diligence.
This is bonkers!
Evidence question: they showed the light yellow hoodie and there was no blood, so how would arms and hands be so covered in blood one could not dial. I honestly can’t square that physical evidence with the testimony.
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Not usually, unless he’s a danger. He would likely go a to a mental health facility.
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Remember, she hasn’t seen those photos presented to the jury, so she’s maintaining her lies!
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L&C poll has 1237 votes, 49% Not Guilty and 39% Guilty.
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I see the poll, but i don’t see the results. Where are you seeing those?
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You click on the box and it shows the numbers.
I noticed the same thing about the red face. And if I noticed it, it had to be pretty obvious!
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