http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5333230.stm
Jon Silverman - Legal affairs analyst
"It was the Macpherson inquiry into the murder of Stephen Lawrence which subjected the double jeopardy rule to scrutiny and recommended that prosecution after an acquittal should be allowed where "fresh and viable" evidence was presented. In the 2003 act, this term has been changed to "new and compelling" evidence. What does it mean in law? "
