(June 19, 2012 at 10:04 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Correct. Then the prosecutor has to decide if he thinks he can do better next time.
Scotland has a third possible verdict; 'not proven'. The person is not then protected by double jeopardy. Of course,neither is person who has a mistrial. (sounds like a psycho-sexual impairment)

Min,do you have any idea what proportion of mistrials are prosecuted again the US? Intuitively,I'd think relatively few.