--- Michael Snow <wikipedia(a)earthlink.net> wrote:
Well, you were right to put those aside, because
even if people in
arbitration cases were entitled to the rights
associated with criminal
procedure (which they're not), double jeopardy
wouldn't apply in this
case. After a mistrial or hung jury, the next step
normally is to have a
new trial if the parties still want to litigate.
Since no final verdict
was reached, it's not a second proceeding in the
double jeopardy sense;
it's a resumption or a restart of the first
proceeding. Which is exactly
what you're getting, since the Arbitration Committee
has retaken the
case after the RfA "jury" declined to reach a
resolution to the case.
Well if you can call the RFA a "jury," I can rightly
call for some elementary due process, no double
jeopardy, time already served, c&u, etc.
SV
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