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           Nodocumentsevergetlost,thecourtforgetsnothing.Oneday-no-oneexpectsit-somejudgeorotherpicksupthedocumentsandlooksmorecloselyatthem,henoticesthatthisparticularcaseisstillactive,andordersthedefendant’simmediatearrest.I’vebeentalkinghereasifthere’salongdelaybetweenapparentacquittalandre-arrest,thatisquitepossibleandIdoknowofcaseslikethat,butit’sjustaslikelythatthedefendantgoeshomeafterhe’sbeenacquittedandfindssomebodytherewaitingtore-arresthim.Then,ofcourse,hislifeasafreemanisatanend.""Anddoesthetrialstartoveragain?"askedK.,findingithardtobelieve."Thetrialwillalwaysstartoveragain,"saidthepainter,"butthereis,onceagainasbefore,thepossibilityofgettinganapparentacquittal.Onceagain,theaccusedhastomusterallhisstrengthandmustn’tgiveup."ThepaintersaidthatlastphrasepossiblyasaresultoftheimpressionthatK.,whoseshouldershaddroppedsomewhat,gaveonhim."Buttogetasecondacquittal,"askedK.,asifinanticipationoffurtherrevelationsbythepainter,"isthatnothardertogetthanthefirsttime?""Asfarasthat’sconcerned,"answeredthepainter,"there’snothingyoucansayforcertain.Youmean,doyou,thatthesecondarrestwouldhaveanadverseinfluenceonthejudgeandtheverdicthepassesonthedefendant?That’snothowithappens.Whentheacquittalispassedthejudgesarealreadyawarethatre-arrestislikely.Sowhenithappensithashardlyanyeffect.