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To: Kerberos
Bad news, double jeopardy doesn't apply between state and federal courts. Florida has been running drug cases through the courts that way for years. They try the cause in state court and if they fail, then they let the feds have a crack at it, and you get to defend yourself all over again.

If you read the specifications carefully, they are different crimes.

113 posted on 07/01/2002 1:21:54 PM PDT by Poohbah
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To: Poohbah; Kerberos
If you read the specifications carefully, they are different crimes.

No they are not. Stop acting like "jurisdiction" defines a crime. In fact, crimes have to have a victim who is an individual, so I reject that under either jurisdiction its(drug cases) a crime. Jeez, you just keep making my entire point about the mess that's been created since the federal government usurped the States explicit power to punish crimes.

We would not even be having this conversation if the Feds would stay within their Constitutionally prescribed boundaries.

116 posted on 07/01/2002 1:29:56 PM PDT by FreeTally
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