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A new trial to determine guilt or innocence; usually occurs after a hung jury or a higher court setting aside a verdict.
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a long shot whenever the independent evidence (of guilt) is overwhelming, and in my view the evidence is overwhelming," Denver lawyer Scott Robinson said
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a re-examination in the same court of an issue of fact, after a verdict by a jury or a decision by the court
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a re-examination of an issue of fact in the same court after a trial and decision by a jury, court, or referee
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a re-examination of the issue in the same court, before another jury, after a verdict has been given
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a rehearing of the caufe before another jury, but with as little prejudice to either party, as if it had never been heard before
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a rehearing of the cause before another jury
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