9th Circ. Urged To Bar New Backpage Execs Criminal Trial

By Dorothy Atkins (September 2, 2022, 5:35 PM EDT) -- Ex-Backpage.com owners and employees urged the Ninth Circuit on Friday to toss charges they facilitated prostitution on double jeopardy grounds after a trial judge declared a mistrial due to irrelevant child trafficking stories mentioned by government witnesses, arguing that prosecutors intentionally sabotaged the trial after the first witness gave exculpatory testimony....

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