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4. You believe that Constitutional protections against double jeopardy are unfair?

Wed Dec 18, 2019, 11:38 AM

Dec 2019

How many times would you like to try people for the same offense?

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Manafort NY fraud case dismissed by Judge [View all] OliverQ Dec 2019 OP

was the judge bdamomma Dec 2019 #1

Turtle doesn't get to directly appoint judges ... marble falls Dec 2019 #2

oh okay bdamomma Dec 2019 #3

This is not even a federal court jberryhill Dec 2019 #5

Dual Sovereignty OliverQ Dec 2019 #6

New York State OliverQ Dec 2019 #10

Whether the Supreme Court has overturned it or not is irrelevant jberryhill Dec 2019 #13

I'm not sure that is correct. onenote Dec 2019 #20

I think we got off track jberryhill Dec 2019 #22

agreed onenote Dec 2019 #23

If it was that obvious, why bring the case ? OnDoutside Dec 2019 #14

It's not "that obvious" which is why it will be appealed onenote Dec 2019 #17

Who said it was obvious? jberryhill Dec 2019 #19

I don't understand the total dismissal Mz Pip Dec 2019 #7

hmm generally federal and state prosecutions are separate Evergreen Emerald Dec 2019 #18

Yes, a federal pardon is possible onenote Dec 2019 #21