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ValuJet double jeopardy?
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 13 Jul 1999 20:53:50 GMT
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JSPROAT@IO.saynotospamCOM
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Huh?
I've been reading about 110 charges of 3rd degree murder and manslaughter
brought against SabreTech by the state of Florida for the 1996 ValuJet
crash:
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/ts/story.html?s=v/nm/19990713/ts/valujet_charge_1.html
The federal government is expected to follow suit.
What I don't understand is how someone can be slapped with both 3rd degree
murder *and* manslaughter for the same death. Isn't that double jeopardy?
And if the feds also charge them with 110 counts of 3rd degree murder and
manslaughter (or whatever criminal charges the feds want to slap on them),
isn't that merely duplication of the prosecution?
Cheers,
- jsproat
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Jeremy H. Sproat <jsproat@io.com>
http://www.io.com/~jsproat
Darth Maul Lives
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: ValuJet double jeopardy?
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| (...) Without reading the link I would say they might be charged with murder of the passengers and manslaughter of the pilots, but I'm probably wrong. (...) Dunno, but who cares? They screwed up, and they ought to pay. (25 years ago, 14-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
| | | Re: ValuJet double jeopardy?
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| (...) AFAIK, double jeopardy is where you are _TRIED_ twice for the same offense. I believe that the States Attorney slapped them with both just to cover if the jury cannot find for 3rd Degree Murder, but can find for manslaugter ... Usually murder (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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