Does all this posturing from all directions fuel the idea of calling a "mistrial" regardless of the trial outcome? I wonder if the lawyers among us might elaborate on what constitutes grounds for a mistrial, and whether both prosecution and defense can make that assertion, or if only one could in a given trial?
Does all this posturing from all directions fuel the idea of calling a "mistrial" regardless of the trial outcome? I wonder if the lawyers among us might elaborate on what constitutes grounds for a mistrial, and whether both prosecution and defense can make that assertion, or if only one could in a given trial?