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DVD Jon retrial begins today (Register)

DVD Jon retrial begins today (Register)

Posted Dec 2, 2003 16:04 UTC (Tue) by guan (subscriber, #13326)
In reply to: DVD Jon retrial begins today (Register) by rknop
Parent article: DVD Jon retrial begins today (Register)

There's no specific double-jeopardy law in the legal tradition of most Nordic countries.
I believe the term "retrial" is misleading however. Here points of fact are being appealed.
That is not usually possible in US law. A "real retrial" takes place in the court of first
instance.

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