1. But in July the Appeal Court quashed the conviction and ordered a second trial. 2. But in the second trial, Weisberg denied the defense that argument and thus helped to ensure the guilty verdicts. 3. Likewise, it is constitutionally acceptable to have a second trial after a first ends in a hung jury. 4. This enabled the robber to escape punishment because a second trial would have violated his constitutional rights. 5. There are reasons to doubt that a second trial is morally, legally or politically justified. 6. The judge had no authority to order a second trial. 7. The primary aim of the second trial was to see if eradication of H pylori led to resolution of intestinal metaplasia. 8. The second trial showed no significant response. 9. Now he faces what amounts to a second trial -- tomorrow the court of Appeal will be asked to increase the jail term. |