tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999078.post6837143017467736100..comments2024-03-28T02:13:20.178-04:00Comments on Southwest Florida Online News: Zimmerman's Credibility At Risk-Did He Lie To Court?Don Brownehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03406935288146655615noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999078.post-40597330925631857802012-06-04T23:51:32.913-04:002012-06-04T23:51:32.913-04:00PLEASE SIGN, SHARE THIS PETITION TO HAVE CASEY ANT...PLEASE SIGN, SHARE THIS PETITION TO HAVE CASEY ANTHONY TRIED IN FEDERAL COURT. CREATED 4/14/12.<br /><br />Double jeopardy is subject to the dual sovereignty doctrine. It states that a person can be tried for the same crime twice if he or she is being tried by more than one distinct, sovereign government. A person could be tried by the federal government and by a state government for the same crime. Both entities are distinctly sovereign units that have their own sets of laws and their power derived from different sets of people <br /><br />The petition address the DOJ policy that guides them in deciding whether or not to bring federal charges against someone after a person has already been tried by a state.<br /><br />http://www.change.org/petitions/lanny-a-breuer-assistant-attorney-general-criminal-division-try-casey-anthony-in-federal-court-for-the-murder-of-her-daughter<br /><br />Or go to change.org and search for BREUERAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com