Judge erred, double jeopardy shouldn’t apply, say AG attorneys seeking to retry acquitted assailant

Nearly a year after a north Mississippi judge acquitted a 22-year-old who stabbed a man in the neck, nearly killing him, attorney general’s office lawyers want to re-prosecute the case. They are appealing the ruling, saying the victim’s absence at trial, the reasoning the judge used for his ruling, did not violate the defendant’s constitutional rights and prevent trial from proceeding.But legal experts say a retrial can be a high barrier to overcome because of double jeop