cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/33381285

Didn’t exactly learned this “today” but the first time I heard of this, I was kinda surprised at this fact. I thought y’all should know since there is a case in the news that people are calling for Jury Nullification or Pardons. That could get a bit tricky considering this Dual Sovereignty Doctrine.

6 points

I’ve also heard about this in the context of a military member commits a crime, gets court martialed, serves a few years in the brig, then gets turned over to the civilian justice system who prosecutes them for the same offense and puts them in prison for a few more years.

permalink
report
reply
10 points

I did not know that. Weird wild stuff.

permalink
report
reply
6 points

Calm down, Mr. Carson. :)

permalink
report
parent
reply
4 points

I’m glad this didn’t go unnoticed 🤪

permalink
report
parent
reply
6 points

Not really a question but probably interesting to people in the current context

permalink
report
reply
5 points

This happens when there are federal laws that cover a crime. Which is why you see cops be tried in state court, and then again in federal court, usually for like civil rights violations.

The more you know…

permalink
report
parent
reply

AskUSA

!AskUSA@discuss.online

Create post

About

Community for asking and answering any question related to the life, the people or anything related to the USA. Please keep in mind:

  1. !politicaldiscussion@lemmy.world - politics in our daily lives is inescapable, but please post overtly political things there rather than here
  2. !flippanarchy@lemmy.dbzer0.com - similarly things with the goal of overt agitation have their place, which is there rather than here

Rules

  1. Be nice or gtfo
  2. Discussions of overt political or agitation nature belong elsewhere
  3. Follow the rules of discuss.online

Sister communities

  1. !askuk@feddit.uk
  2. !ukcasual@lemmy.world
  3. !casualuk@feddit.uk

Related communities

  1. !asklemmy@lemmy.world
  2. !asklemmy@sh.itjust.works
  3. !nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
  4. !showerthoughts@lemmy.world

Community stats

  • 1.6K

    Monthly active users

  • 50

    Posts

  • 1K

    Comments