Scott Greenfield
Person on 2 sites
New York criminal defence lawyer, in practice since 1982, who has written the blog Simple Justice daily since 2007.
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2 channels on ppll (opens ppll.app)
Where public figures publish, and what they are on record saying.
Updated 2026-11-02 -
8 beliefs on korrents (opens korrents.com)
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When a jury deadlocks, double jeopardy should bar a retrial, because the prosecution has already had its one fair chance to convict. (opens korrents.com)
“Once the prosecution has had, and has lost, the opportunity to make its case, double jeopardy should attach and prevent a retrial.”
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The right to a fair trial belongs to the defendant alone; there is no public right to be weighed against it. (opens korrents.com)
“There is a Fifth Amendment right to a fair trial, but that right belongs to the defendant, not the public.”
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A defendant's only job at trial is to prevent a unanimous conviction, never to win a unanimous acquittal. (opens korrents.com)
“The defendant has no duty to reach a unanimous verdict of acquittal, but only to prevent a unanimous verdict of conviction.”
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When a jury deadlocks, double jeopardy should bar a retrial, because the prosecution has already had its one fair chance to convict. (opens korrents.com)