Despite his acquittal, al-Arian remained behind bars last week as prosecutors pondered whether to retry him on the charges the jurors deadlocked on.
The Court ruled last July, however, that Acosta's sleuthing didn't qualify as "newly found evidence" and declined to retry the soldiers.
All well and good for stability's sake, but having to answer the question "retry, abort, fail?" on a Mac somehow sucks seventeen years' worth of magic out of the machine.
Juror's Text Forced Mistrial in Brothel Attack Elko County prosecutors say they will retry an ex-prostitute on attempted murder charges after a judge declared a mistrial because jurors had been discussing details of the hammer attack on a co-worker at a rural Nevada brothel last summer.
June 21, 2013 - KOLO 8 Reno
Juror's text forced mistrial in NV brothel attack Elko County prosecutors say they will retry an ex-prostitute on attempted murder charges after a judge declared a mistrial because jurors had been discussing details of the hammer attack on a co-worker at a rural Nevada...
June 21, 2013 - KTVN Reno
Steve Cooley in Forbes We will seek the court's permission to retry the case and begin immediately to prepare for a retrial,prosecutor Steve Cooley said in a statement.
Conrad Black in Toronto Star We have the verdict we have and we can't retry the case,Black said to St. Eves. "I have never once uttered one disrespectful word about this court, your honour, the jurors or the process."