Obama Administration Considering Fed Prosecution if Zimmerman Acquitted – Double Jeopardy

If I wasn't gay and had a boy... it would smoke weed like Trayvon Martin~

President B.H.O.

Today, the George Zimmerman case will probably go to a Florida jury. But, even if he is acquitted, George Zimmerman may face federal charges. Because in America–while we think you can’t be charged for the same crime twice–there really is double jeopardy, in the form of federal charges. And if you think Barack Obama–who said if he had a son, he would look like Trayvon Martin–hasn’t instructed his Justice Department to consider it, think again.

The other day, reader David Makowsky asked me about this and whether I thought that Eric Holder would go after Zimmerman on federal charges. It’s certainly possible. There is a lot of unfortunate precedent for this.

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