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Re: ValuJet double jeopardy?
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Date: 
Wed, 14 Jul 1999 02:16:57 GMT
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Sproaticus <jsproat@io.com> wrote:
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?

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.

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?

Dunno, but who cares?  They screwed up, and they ought to pay.

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(...) :-P Thanks, Mike. I agree they screwed up, but I had the impression that, in the U.S. there was an upper limit on the number of books that can be thrown at any given person. Jus' wanted to clarify. Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 14-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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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: (URL) federal government is expected to follow suit. What I don't understand is how someone (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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