Every Appeal Permits Retrial
This trap appears as a wrong-answer choice in 1 active question. Spotting how it is built is the repair: read each example's “why it's attractive” before the “why it's wrong.”
Subject distribution
- CRIMINAL1
Example wrong choices
19814_bible_memory_soundboard_retrial · CRIMINAL · Choice Bdenied, because the appellate reversal treated the first trial as a nullity and Lydia was never in jeopardy.
Why it's attractive
A jury trial happened; the reversal did not erase jeopardy.
Why it's wrong
A jury trial happened; the reversal did not erase jeopardy.
19814_bible_memory_soundboard_retrial · CRIMINAL · Choice Cdenied, because the reversal ended any jeopardy created by the first prosecution.
Why it's attractive
Ended jeopardy after an acquittal-equivalent ruling points toward granting the motion.
Why it's wrong
Ended jeopardy after an acquittal-equivalent ruling points toward granting the motion.
19814_bible_memory_soundboard_retrial · CRIMINAL · Choice Ddenied, because Lydia waived double-jeopardy protection by appealing her conviction.
Why it's attractive
The appeal reason matters; insufficiency is the exception.
Why it's wrong
The appeal reason matters; insufficiency is the exception.
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