The Securities and Exchange Commission and an old adversary, BBX Capital CEO Alan Levan, found themselves in familiar territory Tuesday: tussling before a jury about whether Levan is a sinner or a saint.

The SEC took some lumps from an appellate court and a previous jury in its case against BBX and Levan. But as the second trial opened, the agency showed renewed fervor about Levan’s actions at BankAtlantic, the Fort Lauderdale-based bank he led before its 2012 sale to BB&T.