It has been long ago decided that there is nothing afoul of the double jeopardy clause of the 5th Amendment, if in fact the State or other municipality chooses to prosecute an individual, and the Federal government also chooses to prosecute. The theory of "Dual Sovereignty"
"The Constitutional Right not to be placed in double jeopardy, being a vital safeguard in American society, should not be given a narrow, grudging application". *See* *Green v. United States*, 355 U.S. 184; 2 L.Ed.2d 199, (1961); (*c.f.;* * See Also* *Bartkus v. Illinois*, 359 U.S. 121, 131-133; 3 L.Ed.2d 684 (1959); a defendant prosecuted by two sovereign governments for the same conduct may on occasion be able to invoke double jeopardy protection.) On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 2:20 PM, MJ <[email protected]> wrote: > > Holder was all full of vim and vigor, talking about how the U.S.D.O.J. > was on the job, looking at and reviewing what could be done in the legal > arena to continue the prosecution of Zimmerman. > > > > Continue? Wasn't he declared 'not guilty' by a jury of strangers? > What is to continue -- specifically? > > Regard$, > --MJ > > "Show me that age and country where the rights and liberties of the people > were placed on the sole chance of their rulers being good men, without a > consequent loss of liberty?" -- Patrick Henry, Speech on the Federal > Constitution, Virginia Ratifying Convention (5 June 1788). > > -- > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "PoliticalForum" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PoliticalForum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
