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Apparently double jeopardy doesn't apply in two different states, regardless of the type of charges. Which fits my limited expectations around it - it prevents
by Flammy 11y ago
Apparently double jeopardy doesn't apply in two different states, regardless of the type of charges. Which fits my limited expectations around it - it prevents a single court system from attempting multiple times on the same case... A second US State would have no restrictions against them.
http://criminal.findlaw.com/criminal-rights/charged-twice-in-different-states.html http://criminal.findlaw.com/criminal-rights/charged-twice-in...
- glesica 11y agoYeah, but wouldn't it really be a different crime anyway? I mean, state A would charge you for ripping off people in state A, state B would charge you for ripping people off in state B. Two, presumably disjoint, sets of people.
- DrStalker 11y agoThis ruling is only for backers in Washington so that appears to be exactly the case; other states and countries can still file their own lawsuits if motivated to do so.