by TChris

As TalkLeft reported here, the government had a weak case against John "Junior" Gotti, and shouldn't have been surprised when the prosecution ended in a hung jury last year. Undaunted, the government took Gotti to trial again, and got another hung jury. At that point, the judge should have told the government that enough is enough and dismissed the case, but the government instead was allowed a third chance to convict Gotti.

The government hauled out its same tired witnesses -- snitches and thugs -- and, in a trial that ended yesterday, obtained the same tired result: yet another hung jury. Rather than admitting defeat (and apologizing for wasting taxpayers' money three times), "U.S. Attorney Michael J. Garcia said prosecutors would tell the court soon how they will proceed in the case." How many chances does the government think it deserves?