General
Sunday, April 27th, 2008
In the United States, our federal system means that we are subject to both federal laws and state laws. Even though both federal and state law have the principle of double jeopardy, which means that one can’t be tried twice for the same crime, in fact the very existence of the two systems creates the potential for double jeopardy. Because each system applies double jeopardy within its own system, one can be tried in state court and acquitted and then tried in federal court for the same acts and be convicted.
