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How is this not double-jeopardy? Manning already served her term for a Wikileaks-related matter.
by mLuby 8y ago
How is this not double-jeopardy? Manning already served her term for a Wikileaks-related matter.
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- teraflop 8y agoThis has nothing to do with double jeopardy. Being convicted of a crime does not grant you immunity from prosecution for future charges of a similar nature. (And in any case, refusing to testify in front of a grand jury is not a remotely similar charge to espionage; the fact that they're both "Wikileaks-related" is irrelevant.)
- cwyers 8y agoBecause this isn't for those, this is for contempt of court.
- dec0dedab0de 8y agoThat is kind of the point. She is not answering questions in protest of the grand jury system.
- cypherpunks01 8y agoImmunity was already granted for the testimony, this is not a trial for Chelsea in any way.
- morpheuskafka 8y agoDouble jeopardy doesn't cover "related matters," it covers charges for the same conduct. In this case, the conduct charged is refusing to testify. Also, this is civil contempt not criminal contempt so it's not really a charge at all, it doesn't leave a criminal record.