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New trial refers to the retrial of a court case. Depending on the rules of the jurisdiction, a new trial may occur if:
- a jury is unable to reach a verdict (see hung jury);
- a judge grants a party's motion for a new trial, usually on the grounds of a legal defect in the original trial; or
- the losing party in an original trial wins on appeal.
In some types of cases (for example, if the original trial court was not a court of record) or in some legal systems, if the losing party to a case appeals, then the appellate court itself will hold a new trial, known as a trial de novo.
In the United States, if a defendant is acquitted of a crime, the Fifth Amendment generally prohibits a retrial; thus, with few exceptions,[1][2] a retrial only can occur if the verdict in the first trial was "guilty," or if there was no verdict. In other legal systems, the rules may be different.
No Retrial
UK prosecutors have announced that they will not seek to retry 77-year old artist Maurice Agis on manslaughter charges stemming from a 2006 incident involving his Dreamscape sculpture...
"Retrial: No sure way to tell who has edge."
"Retrial: No sure way to tell who has edge." Today's edition of The Rocky Mountain News contains an article that begins, "Who has the upper hand if the government retries former Qwest CEO Joe Nacchio? It depends on whom you ask...
Giles sent down for retrial
Here is a belated report: The Giles case is wending its way back down through the California courts. After the remand from the United States Supreme Court, the California Supreme Court transferred the case back to the Court of Appeals...
Liberty City 7 retrial
It's now the Liberty City 6, and the retrial starts today, three weeks after the jury hung in the last trial.Here's coverage by the Herald and AP...
The Wecht Case - Should There Be A Retrial?
Cyril Wecht's possible retrial is receiving close scrutiny, as it should. The 77 year old gentleman's trial went for 7 weeks, had hundreds of exhibits, and the government presented 44 witnesses...
Pirate Bay Retrial Denied
A Swedish appellate court ruled Thursday there would be no retrial in the Pirate Bay case, despite accusations the trial judge was biased against the four founders of the world’s most notorious BitTorrent tracker...
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