Ashton Kutcher Resigns From His Anti-Child Sex Abuse Organization
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Kutcher apologized to the Thorn board following the news that he had written a letter in support of convicted rapist Danny Masterson.
  • Nahvi@lemmy.worldEnglish
    111·
    1 year ago

    That makes sense, but the 5th amendment doesn’t mention conviction or acquittal.

    Seems plain and clear that a retrial is being put in jeopardy a second time. Even my former justification of jury tampering doesn’t seem to hold up to that measure.

    • treefrog@lemm.ee
      21·
      1 year ago

      He can appeal based on these grounds.

      Rather or not he wins would depend on how reasonable it was for the judge to declare the first mistrial.

      Anyway, a mistrial does not apply to the fifth amendment. It’s not double jeopardy if the first trial is declared void.

      In other words, a mistrial is not a trial. It’s a dud and everyone is allowed to start again.