Thread: Man Seeking to Have Casey Anthony Tried in Federal Court

http://www.change.org/petitions/lets...-federal-court

The gentleman references the "Dual Sovereignty Doctrine", which states:

Dual sovereignty is a legal doctrine holding that more than one sovereign (e.g. a state government and the Federal government) may prosecute an individual without violating the prohibition against double jeopardy if the individual's act breaks the laws of each sovereignty

So what do you think? Should they try this?

"Because I didn't like the outcome of the case" is not a valid reason to try and get around double jeopardy. Dual sovereignty only is acceptable if the crime has both state and federal implications. AFAIK, nothing in the Anthony case warrants federal involvement.

What Federal crime does he assert she has committed? As far as I know, none of the crimes she was charged with is a Federal offense.

Originally Posted by Viktyr Korimir

What Federal crime does he assert she has committed? As far as I know, none of the crimes she was charged with is a Federal offense.

I think he's of the impression that homicide is a federal crime as much as it is a state or local crime.

People really need to learn how the goddamned law works.

Originally Posted by tessaesque

http://www.change.org/petitions/lets...-federal-court

The gentleman references the "Dual Sovereignty Doctrine", which states:


So what do you think? Should they try this?

She has been acquitted, its over. Trying her in federal court would be trying her for the same crime twice and it would be a waste of money since I do not think the feds would have any better evidence than what the state and local law enforcement had.

For the record, the FBI performed almost all of the forensic testing involved in the Casey Anthony case. The only exceptions were Caylee's autopsy and the decom testing done by the "Body Farm", which is government sponsored.

Originally Posted by rathi

"Because I didn't like the outcome of the case" is not a valid reason to try and get around double jeopardy. Dual sovereignty only is acceptable if the crime has both state and federal implications. AFAIK, nothing in the Anthony case warrants federal involvement.

Casey lied to an FBI investigator and said her daughter was alive etc. These lies are different to what she was charged by the state

Casey lied about the whereabouts of Caylee and that she was dead to an FBI investigator during interrogations

Originally Posted by tessaesque

http://www.change.org/petitions/lets...-federal-court

The gentleman references the "Dual Sovereignty Doctrine", which states:


So what do you think? Should they try this?

Nope. They had their day in court, she was found not-guilty on most charges (except lying to the police). That's it. There's no more chances, State or Federal.