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To: taraytarah
Technically, re-sentencing is not (quite) double jeopardy. However, it certainly violates the spirit of the constitutional prohibition on double jeopardy to re-sentence the convicted "criminals" after their sentence has been served. It also violates any decent person's sense of justice - a consideration that is not relevant to anyone in the Obama Regime.

Even in cases where I would have approved of a longer sentence (a #BlackThugsMatter arsonist instead of a rancher doing a controlled burn), I would not approve of this sort of governmental exercise of power. Once a federal judge sentences a "criminal" and the convicted "criminal" serves his sentence, it's time to let it go.

35 posted on 01/04/2016 1:33:22 PM PST by Pollster1 ("Shall not be infringed" is unambiguous.)
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To: Pollster1

“Technically, re-sentencing is not (quite) double jeopardy.”

Only if the judges correct their sentencing errors quickly an immediately, before the sentence is served.


56 posted on 01/04/2016 2:24:46 PM PST by ScottfromNJ
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