Posted on 07/21/2013 12:14:08 PM PDT by RoosterRedux
In a letter from the ACLU to Attorney General Eric Holder:
*snip*Even though the Supreme Court permits a federal prosecution following a state prosecution, the ACLU believes the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Constitution protects someone from being prosecuted in another court for charges arising from the same transaction. A jury found Zimmerman not guilty, and that should be the end of the criminal case.
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
“Obama and Holder are arrogant, childish, and spiteful. They are investigating to keep Zimmerman under a constant intimidation of the federal government. Just like their little spite move telling the AG of Florida to put a hold on Zimmerman’s gun used to shoot Martin. That was just a big
“You’re not gonna do what you want” move. Until this case is closed by the Feds Zimmerman will be investigated, snooped on, phones tapped, history scoured for so-called racial bias, a snitch line will remain open, etc.
The point is to show Zimmerman who is boss regardless the verdict.”
Nailed it.
That is how racist and petty Obama and his bitch boy Holder really are.
The only laws that my people holder and mac daddy the first follow are the ones they agree with.
You know the regime is having trouble when the lap dogs start saying you’re going too far.
I have a dream.
I have a dream that the Sheriiff of the county where Sanford is tells Holder that he will arrest any Federal agents coming to Sanford with the intention of putting a man found not guilty by a jury of his peers into a double jeopardy situation.
And that includes Holder.
I have a dream.
Although I loathe and despise the exploitation of pre-existing self-pity and self-infliction in the black community and political gain from it by this administration, my understanding of double jeopardy as construed by SCOTUS since 1959, is that one can be tried for the same offense “by separate sovereigns.” States are separate sovereign from each other and from the federal government, so theoretically, the feds could retry this state case in a federal court (if they have valid standing and cause of action). Of course, if Holder tried to do it, Zimmerman could possibly seek a restraining order while applying for certiorari from SCOTUS to reconsider the current law on double jeopardy.
That is one disturbing photo. Al looks embalmed.
So 5 people.
The case was OVER the Saturday before last! In fact, it was OVER when the cops wisely decided to not charge Zimmmerman in Feb 2012!
WHY is Osama Obama trying to start a Race War in the US?
I think they are becoming afraid of some of the same things we have been afraid of for a long time..
“But he wants to say he’s considering, to appease the people who want it”
“But he wants to say he’s considering, to stir up the rabble who want it”
There, fixed it.
What next? On-line polling on aol/Huffpost? Watch them do that now.
They’ll call it Virtual Lynch Mob.
Agreed, and he never did.
Holder and Ubama do, however, have to do a dance for the benefit of the ignorant masses that support them. This letter from the ACLU was no doubt requested on the q t by Holder. He's trying to get himself as much cover as possible before he sheepishly admits to the ignorant masses there's nothing more he can do, gee whiz and gosh darn it all. It's all bukkake theater with this crowd.
Sh!t! More people drawing down the ammo stocks.
Who would’ve thunk?
The DOJ was operating in the background to drum up protests - they were not an official party in the criminal proceedings. Therefore, they can still bring a separate, unrelated case based on different FedLaw.
Double Jeopardy can only be claimed for prosecution on the same state murder charges (or the lesser charges presented by prosecution, enumerated by the judge, and considered by the jury).
Zimmerman can still be hounded on Fed or state civil charges (that's how OJ was successfully sued before his kidnapping conviction).
And more importantly, why hasn't anyone asked him that question on record? We know that ABC NBC CBS PBS NPR CNN MCNBC BBC never will. Someone needs to throw it out there just to see their reaction.
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