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Originally Posted by miked
I'm not a lawyer, nor do I play one on TV, but can a lawyer intentionally try and perform so ineptly in order to secure a retrial? Like some of the things that are being done and said seem like they are in order for the defendants to claim incompetent counsel. Commenting on the deceased victim having dirty toe nails? Asking for black pastors to be banned from the courtroom? Seems like an act to get the case retried or thrown out on appeal.
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Also not a lawyer, but I'm 99.9999% sure the answer is no. Once a defendant is found not guilty, they can not be tried again for any reason because of double jeopardy. The best they can hope for with a strategy like that is to have the case declared a mistrial before the trial is over. But once it goes to the jury and they say "not guilty", that's the end. There are no do overs.