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Luigi Mangione indicted on federal charges in death of UnitedHealthcare CEO (www.nbcnews.com)

submitted 11 months ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/luigimangione@lemmy.world

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[–] morgan_423@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Isn’t this double jeopardy then? Being charged twice separately for the same crime?

No. Legally speaking, double jeopardy isn't a provision against being charged multiple times for the same crime, it's a provision against being charged multiple times for the same crime by the same sovereign entity.

The federal government and the state government of New York are two different sovereign entities, so they can both prosecute him for the same or extremely similar charges for the same crime, and double jeopardy is not invoked.

[–] skulblaka@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 months ago

Thanks for the explanation. It's been a while since high school civics classes.