See collateral estoppel, it is the legal doctrine preventing a defendant from re-litigating an issue after it has been decided in a court of law (as opposed to an appeal of the same issue.)
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See collateral estoppel, it is the legal doctrine preventing a defendant from re-litigating an issue after it has been decided in a court of law (as opposed to an appeal of the same issue.)