Former President Donald Trump’s attorneys asked a federal judge Monday to reject special counsel Jack Smith’s request for a gag order in the classified documents case and to find the federal prosecutors who wrote the request in contempt.
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.
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.