• ArmokGoB@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    4 months ago

    Can you face state charges for murder if you’re already facing federal charges for the same killing (you crossed state lines)? That sounds like double jeopardy to me.

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      4 months ago

      Yes. You can face state and federal charges separately. Double jeopardy is when they charge for the same crime twice in the same court (state or federal), after you’ve either been convicted or been acquitted.

      Specifically they would have to have new evidence in order to charge you a second time in either federal or state court.