by oldedude on August 17, 2023 2:39 pm
Donna #37- od - The info you provided for posts 15 and 24, which are islander's, clearly support what islander posted.
There's a difference between "the same act" and "the same charge."
The same act references, like the Chauvin case. In that "act" of Chauvin, there are multiple charges. The state handled the murder. And found him not guilty (I don't get it, but that's what they did). The Feds found a different charge under USC 18, they could charge him with. Nowhere in the constitution does it prohibit that use of the law. They are two different "charges."
GA law says they cannot charge the person twice for the same "Charge" (or one very closely resembling) within that singular crime.
IF the feds have charged trumpster with, say demanding an elected official commit a crime. AND it's the same crime they're talking about (the GA case, threatening the same person) GA cannot make that charge. Nor can they make a charge that's close enough defense could argue it. If there's a separate statute in their law that isn't close to that, they CAN charge.
So to me, it looks like we got locked up in semantics, which in this case does make a difference.
The Georgia district attorney gave Trump and the other 18 individuals in the indictment until noon on August 25 to surrender to law enforcement.
