He is still at jeopardy to be charged again as double jeopardy has not attached.ELB wrote: ↑Mon Mar 15, 2021 12:22 pmIt's much better, actually, says a) either there's no crime here or there's not enough to go to trial with, and b) avoids the cost and agony of a trial. A not-guilty verdict is very expensive. I would take a no-bill any day. He sort of got a "jury nullification" by the GJ.
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- Mon Mar 15, 2021 6:11 pm
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Re: TX: CHL not charged by grand jury in death of catalytic burglar
- Mon Mar 15, 2021 2:39 am
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Re: TX: CHL not charged by grand jury in death of catalytic burglar
Agreed. Defender caught a break. Not being indicted is not the same as a "not guilty" verdict.K.Mooneyham wrote: ↑Mon Mar 15, 2021 12:40 am I have zero sympathy for the deceased thief. However, the LTC holder got lucky, IMO. Not calling police, and picking up his brass after the incident? Not the way to do things, at all, and not what I was taught in CHL class.