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Iheanacho had urged the court to dismiss the no-case submission and allow the defendants to open their case.
The Judge had held that “The concept of res judicata operates in both criminal and civil matter. But with respect to a criminal matter, the applicable principle is that of double jeopardy, which does not allow a person to be tried twice. Consequently, Thomas approached the appellate court seeking to set aside the March 13, 2020 ruling of the lower court.
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