My understanding of double jeopardy is that you can't be tried twice for the same crime.
This is different, though is smack of being sentenced twice for the same crime.
Even though there were mandatory sentences, which I'm not sure I agree with, the judge is the one who erred here not the accused.
I', no lawyer, but do have and understanding of some law.
Was is Clarence Darrow that said that the law is an ass?
This case seems to prove it.
Sorry for the typos....cold fingers!!
[ How can this not be a form of double jeopardy?
My understanding of double jeopardy is that you can’t be tried twice for the same crime.
This is different, though is smack of being sentenced twice for the same crime.
Even though there were mandatory sentences, which I’m not sure I agree with, the judge is the one who erred here not the accused.
I’, no lawyer, but do have and understanding of some law.
Was is Clarence Darrow that said that the law is an ass?
This case seems to prove it. ]
This is like someone shoplifting, then getting arrested for it and serving time for it, then a few years Later the IRS charges you with evading taxes because you didn’t report the property you stole on your taxes.
Or at least it seems like it.
It's from Oliver Twist ...
"If the law supposes that," said Mr. Bumble, squeezing his hat emphatically in both hands, "the law is a ass, a idiot."
He had just been told that the law supposes his wife acts at his direction.