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U.S. v. Angleton, No. 02-20887 (5th Cir.) (314 F.3d 767) (December 12, 2002) (Judge Jerry E. Smith)

The dual sovereignty doctrine permits a successive prosecution in federal court where defendant was acquitted of murder in state court, because the "sham prosecution" exception to that doctrine did not apply under the facts.

Defendant was acquitted, in state court, of the murder of his wife. A federal grand jury ...

 

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