silence7@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoAbbott grants Daniel Perry pardon in murder of Black Lives Matter protester | Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is pardoning Daniel Perry, the former Army sergeant convicted in the fatal shootingwapo.stexternal-linkmessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkAbbott grants Daniel Perry pardon in murder of Black Lives Matter protester | Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is pardoning Daniel Perry, the former Army sergeant convicted in the fatal shootingwapo.stsilence7@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square31fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareGlendatheGayWitch@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoWouldn’t that be double jeopardy since he has already been tried and convicted by the court?
minus-squareTodd Bonzalez@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoNope. It’s only double jeopardy if it happens in the same jurisdiction. A Federal trial would mean federal charges, which aren’t the same as state charges. Not the same charges, not double jeopardy.
Wouldn’t that be double jeopardy since he has already been tried and convicted by the court?
Nope. It’s only double jeopardy if it happens in the same jurisdiction. A Federal trial would mean federal charges, which aren’t the same as state charges. Not the same charges, not double jeopardy.