• mkwt@lemmy.world
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    5 hours ago

    He’s got parallel New York state and federal charges going at the same time. Under double jeopardy rules, those are two separate cases, and if he wins one, he can still lose the other.

    On the state case, at least, both 1st and second degree are charged. The jury doesn’t decide on 2nd degree unless and until they decide not guilty on 1st degree. The process is:

    • Decide 1st degree charge.
    • if not guilty on 1st, consider and decide on 2nd degree.
    • is not guilty on 2nd degree, consider manslaughter or anything else on the charge sheet…
    • etc.

    All of that happens after one trial, and it’s all in one deliberation session. If the jury gets through all of that with a not guilty on everything, then the state can’t try again, and they can’t appeal.

    • peoplebeproblems@midwest.social
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      Note: I don’t think we have a whole lot of evidence saying that the elite in this case will abide by double jeopardy laws anyway.

      Since we’re already in a time where there are two justice systems, there’s nothing to say they can’t charge him in the Court Above and make it legal.

      We have watched a man get off completely free and become president despite felonies and breaking the law. What’s to say the court needs to follow that law too?

      I really think the elite have no idea how much fire they are playing with here, and we’re about to see it go down, one way or the other. We are in an era of no winners.