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Originally Posted by Scarecrow
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Or you don't understand what double jeopardy means.
If you break both state and federal laws in the commission of an act, you can be tried for both infractions. However, if the state tries you for murder-2 and you get acquitted, the state can't re-try you for murder-2 in relation to that death again. Doesn't mean you didn't also potentially run foul of a federal statute for which you can be tried.