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Can Government Punish Twice for the Same Crime?

by Andrew P. Napolitano

"...nor shall any person be subject for the same offense
to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb..."
—Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
The government in America is out of control.
Last week, this column discussed the unconstitutional efforts of federal prosecutors in Chicago to punish an American citizen for crimes that had not yet been committed. This week, I address the wish of federal prosecutors in Alabama to charge and to punish a man for a crime for which he had already been convicted and punished.
There is no happy ending here. . .

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