Perhaps it is an over-simplification, but did not the jury rule on a Federal Crime in order to establish the necessary predicate for the state charges to be filed in the first place? Would not be sufficient grounds to involve SCOTUS?
Yes, you are correct.
They determined that a FEDERAL CRIME had been committed, when no such crime has been charged, in order to justify the indictment of a STATE CRIME of actions that were totally legal at the time of their occurrence.
The DA, the judge and the jury have no jurisdiction in the Federal matter.
A snake eating it’s own tail.................