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Manafort , Cohen and others can probably be charged in State Courts for crimes similar to Federal ones….

December 6, 2018 By jamesb

For 170 years the US Supreme Court has upheld the view that if you are charged with federal crime?.... That does NOT keep you from being charged under state law for something similar.... Arguments on this just went before the Supreme's ,and from the looks of things? The … [Read more...] about Manafort , Cohen and others can probably be charged in State Courts for crimes similar to Federal ones….

Filed Under: Government, Law, Politics Tagged With: Constitution, Crimes, double jeopardy rule, Federal Court, Fifth Amendment, Law, Mueller investigations/probes, State Atty Gen's, State Court

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