Commentary for Makkot 9:19

באו שנים ואמרו בחד בשבתא גנב וטבח ומכר ונגמר דינו ובאו שנים ואמרו בחד בשבתא עמנו הייתם אלא ערב שבת גנב וטבח ומכר ונגמר דינו ולא עוד אלא אפי' אמרו בחד בשבתא גנב וטבח ומכר ובתרי בשבתא נגמר דינו אין משלמין דבעידנא דקא מסהדי גברא בר תשלומין הוא:

If two [witnesses] come and say, A person stole [an animal], slaughtered or sold it, and had a [guilty] verdict on Sunday, and two [other witnesses] come and say that you [the first group] were with us on Sunday, but the person did steal the animal, slaughter or sell it, and receive a [guilty] verdict on [the previous] Friday, and even if they [the second group of witnesses] say that the person stole [the animal], slaughtered or sold it, and received a [guilty] verdict on Monday, they [the first group of witnesses] are not found liable to pay [the intended fine as zomemim] because at the time that they testified, the man [the accused] was already found liable to the fine.

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