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Originally Posted by PR_Glen
WRONG. it's called new evidence, different charge different conviction...
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Sorry, but that is not correct. You cannot be tried for the same crime twice, NO MATTER WHAT. If there had been a mistrial then that would have been one thing, but once there is a verdict and you are found innocent, then it's done. If you are found guilty, and then new evidence emerges, you can appeal your conviction, but once you are found innocent, then there is never anything that can be done to you regarding that crime by the justice system.
The civil trial is a completely different matter. Anyone can sue anyone else for anything at any time. Essentially it's a private matter, and it has nothing to do with the justice system.
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