Second Chances

OK, maybe this is the wrong crowd to ask since people here are very actively following the trial, but I’m wondering are there many people here who feel like the state failed to prove their case, and a second trial is a waste of taxpayer dollars?

Please don’t launch into why you think she’s guilty. I’m asking after the mess the first trial was, and how poorly it was handled by many of the cops, should there even be a second trial. I don’t have a strong opinion either way on her guilt or innocence, and that is not the point of the question. I’m asking if it was fair to retry her, and if he hadn’t been a cop, would there be a repeat trial?

And how much is this repeat trial costing the state? How much did the first trial cost?