Might wanna read it again, Johnny Cochran. That's all lawful... except perhaps the "indefinitely" part
(still felt good to write it).
Even then, when national security interests are in play, the law tolerates rather long pre-trial detentions. The Court can gag the defendant and hold him in isolation for years, as long as he has access to a lawyer. Anyway, what are you mad about? They literally just did the same thing to Maria Butina. I don't see you White Knighting for her.
Again, prepare yourself to be surprised. If the jury hangs, the state can retry the defendant as many times as necessary to secure a conviction—as long as the defendant is not
acquitted. In other words, 12 jurors need to find him
not guilty for Double Jeopardy to bar retrial. That will not happen in a case like this unless you try it in Washington D.C. That's why you file it in a place like Utah (I'd say Idaho, IMO it should be kept out of the 9th Circuit).
Well it would be quite cathartic to designate him an enemy combatant and give him the Al Qaeda treatment (that's what you're suggesting), but I would reserve use of that label for true international terrorists. In reality, everything I have suggested is perfectly lawful, and in fact very common. Nothing I have suggested is outrageous. If you want to be outraged, be outraged at the justice system.
