VetOfTheSeas@discuss.online to Luigi Mangione@lemmy.world · 6 days agoLuigi Mangione wants his trial televised and open access to as much media and public as possible. Prosecution does not.discuss.onlineimagemessage-square200linkfedilinkarrow-up11.21Karrow-down17
arrow-up11.2Karrow-down1imageLuigi Mangione wants his trial televised and open access to as much media and public as possible. Prosecution does not.discuss.onlineVetOfTheSeas@discuss.online to Luigi Mangione@lemmy.world · 6 days agomessage-square200linkfedilink
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25arrow-down2·6 days ago walk out of the courtroom and straight up admit that he did it That’s not how Double Jeopardy works. You’d be introducing new evidence which could be used to appeal and retry the case. Mangione is also open to both federal and state charges. So he’s going to go from one courtroom directly into another.
minus-squarechiliedogg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·5 days agoThe second point is correct but the first is completely wrong. Only convictions can be appealed in criminal cases, nor acquittals.
minus-squarehomura1650@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 days agoThat is exactly how double jeopardy works. New evidence is not grounds to appeal an acquittal. The dual sovereignty doctrine between state and federal charges is a loophole around double jeopardy though.
That’s not how Double Jeopardy works. You’d be introducing new evidence which could be used to appeal and retry the case.
Mangione is also open to both federal and state charges. So he’s going to go from one courtroom directly into another.
The second point is correct but the first is completely wrong.
Only convictions can be appealed in criminal cases, nor acquittals.
That is exactly how double jeopardy works. New evidence is not grounds to appeal an acquittal.
The dual sovereignty doctrine between state and federal charges is a loophole around double jeopardy though.