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Subject: 
Re: ValuJet double jeopardy?
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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 (27 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 (...) (27 years ago, 13-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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