Unknown verdict bars retrial for man accused of sexually assaulting minor

A New Jersey man whose sexual assault case ended in mistrial after an unknown partial verdict is shielded by double jeopardy, court rules.

By: Nikita Biryukov

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: July 9, 2026

Words: 407

Last Updated: 1 week, 6 days ago

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A New Jersey man accused of sexually assaulting a minor cannot face a second trial because a partial verdict may have acquitted him the first time he was tried, a New Jersey appeals court unanimously ruled Thursday.

The three-judge panel’s decision found double jeopardy protections in the Fifth Amendment blocked the retrial of Fredy Hernandez, who a Superior Court judge earlier said must stand before a second jury after the first reached a verdict on …

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