minus-squareEffortlessEffluvium@lemm.eetoNews@lemmy.world•Mangione attorneys ask judge to stop federal prosecutors from seeking death penalty: "A political stunt"linkfedilinkarrow-up12·15 days agoDouble jeopardy only applies on same jurisdiction (state and federal are separate) and upon acquittal in same jurisdiction. State can’t try twice, and federal can’t try twice. linkfedilink
Double jeopardy only applies on same jurisdiction (state and federal are separate) and upon acquittal in same jurisdiction. State can’t try twice, and federal can’t try twice.