Tuesday, June 18, 2019

U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Uphold Ban on Double Jeopardy & Protect Citizens From Successive Prosecutions by Fed and State for the Same Crime

Via Martin S

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The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to protect citizens from being prosecuted for the same crime by federal and state governments, a fundamental right enshrined in the Fifth Amendment’s Double Jeopardy Clause.

In a 7-2 ruling in Gamble v. United States, the Supreme Court affirmed the “separate sovereigns” rule, an exception to the Double Jeopardy doctrine that allows states and the federal government to prosecute a person successive times for the same act, even if the person is found not guilty in the first trial. Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Neil Gorsuch dissented, warning that the Court’s majority had failed to recognize that the people—not the government—should be the ultimate sovereigns of power. The Rutherford Institute filed an amicus brief in Gamble, arguing that the “separate sovereigns” doctrine exception—which recognizes federal and state governments as separate sovereigns with distinct prosecutorial powers—violates the Fifth Amendment by enabling the government to abuse its power to prosecute, which is reflected the nation’s harsh and overly-punitive criminal justice system

4 comments:

  1. WOW, didn't expect RBG to recognize the individual. Maybe she's there for good reason?

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  2. In other words, if they don't get the verdict they wanted, then
    it's open season on breaking the law to retry an acquitted person.
    An indication of how far they will go to get what they want, even
    breaking the law. Very seldom will a judge over-rule the jury's
    decision. If the Charlotte cop had been black and the criminal
    had been White, Double Jeopardy would never have existed in this
    case. What a scam.

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    1. If the Charlotte cop had been black and the criminal
      had been White, Double Jeopardy would never have existed in this case.

      Precisely.

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