[JackOfVA]

Although she was acquitted in state court, double jeopardy does not attach if she would be accused of depriving her daughter of her civil rights in the federal court system. That's what happened in the Rodney King case. The cops were acquitted of assault and related charges in the California state court (isn't everyone,) but then convicted in the federal courts of depriving King of the civil rights.

That federal charge involved police depriving King of his civil rights as they were acting under color of law--that is in their role as law enforcement. There is no general federal civil rights criminal law applying in the Anthony case permitting a federal prosecution, at least in the absence of some police or other official involvement or some conspiracy (two or more persons acting in concert where the old federal anti-KKK laws can be invoked).

Jack

[freekitty]

It was just announced on TV Rodney King has been arrested again.

[chittlin]

They could charge Ms Anthony for practicing medicine without a license. She performed a retroactive abortion on herself. Ironclad case.