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Re: First Murderer - 10 Binary

@Stubbs-WH wrote:
I respectfully disagree.
Nilken was already convicted by the time Ryder arrives on scene. The latest he could have been charged with attempted murder would be later in the trial once the jury is deciding their verdict. The jury is able to acquit him of the murder charge, but find him guilty of the lesser charge of attempted murder at that point, but no later. Exonerating him and then attempting to put him on trial for essentially the same crime, but by using a lesser included offense, would be considered Double Jeopardy.
That's assuming Double Jeopardy is a thing on-board the Nexus. We don't know if they are using Alliance law or attempting to implement a new system of law in Andromeda.

The Initiative has its own legal code. It's called Tann's Law.

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Stubbs-N7
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9 years ago
@fudgietroll wrote:
@Stubbs-WH wrote:
I respectfully disagree.
Nilken was already convicted by the time Ryder arrives on scene. The latest he could have been charged with attempted murder would be later in the trial once the jury is deciding their verdict. The jury is able to acquit him of the murder charge, but find him guilty of the lesser charge of attempted murder at that point, but no later. Exonerating him and then attempting to put him on trial for essentially the same crime, but by using a lesser included offense, would be considered Double Jeopardy.
That's assuming Double Jeopardy is a thing on-board the Nexus. We don't know if they are using Alliance law or attempting to implement a new system of law in Andromeda.
The Initiative has its own legal code. It's called Tann's Law.

Fair enough. 🙂