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To: Coronal

Double jeopardy means nothing to the “Just Us” Department.


36 posted on 06/25/2021 1:13:39 PM PDT by throwthebumsout
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To: throwthebumsout

Multiple criminal charges in separate jurisdictions arising from the same incident. That’s not “double jeopardy”.


39 posted on 06/25/2021 1:15:56 PM PDT by Coronal
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To: throwthebumsout

In fairness, the legal doctrine of ‘separate sovereign’ is more than 170-years old. The state is sovereign as is the federal government.

You can kidnap a person in one state, drag them to another state and be in criminal peril in both states and federally, all for essentially the same crime.

I don’t think the federal prosecution of Chauvin makes any sense or is justified. But, that doesn’t mean it’s ‘double jeopardy.’


43 posted on 06/25/2021 1:17:23 PM PDT by ScubaDiver (Reddit refugee.)
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