TIL that in the US, you could get acquitted from state charges, but the federal government can still prosecute on the same offences, due to a doctine known as the Dual Sovereignty Doctrine.

ERROR: Earth.exe has crashed@lemmy.dbzer0.com · edit-2 10 hours ago

TIL that in the US, you could get acquitted from state charges, but the federal government can still prosecute on the same offences, due to a doctine known as the Dual Sovereignty Doctrine.

Natanael@slrpnk.net · 8 hours ago

This requires the crime to both be federally prohibited and under federal jurisdiction. Stuff like murder doesn’t typically fall under federal jurisdiction unless borders are crossed or federal property is involved or something like that.

ERROR: Earth.exe has crashed@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 8 hours ago

I’m not a lawyer, but I’m pretty sure his gun was illegal, and he carried it across state lines. Those gun charges are probably prosecutable under federal laws. The murder tho, I’m not really sure.

frezik@midwest.social · 6 hours ago

Generally speaking, homemade guns are legal at the federal level as long as they aren’t otherwise prohibited (eg, full auto) and have enough metal to be picked up on a metal detector.

Feds usually only get involved in murder for things like serial killers or hate crimes.

TIL that in the US, you could get acquitted from state charges, but the federal government can still prosecute on the same offences, due to a doctine known as the Dual Sovereignty Doctrine.

TIL that in the US, you could get acquitted from state charges, but the federal government can still prosecute on the same offences, due to a doctine known as the Dual Sovereignty Doctrine.

Double Jeopardy Clause - Wikipedia