since people are upset with the NYPost article…
“With today’s guilty plea, Mr. Mangione has accepted full responsibility for the death of Brian Thompson,” Karen Friedman Agnifilo, Mangione’s attorney, said during a press conference outside the courthouse.
“On the morning of Dec. 4, 2024, I shot Mr. Thompson in Manhattan, and he died,” Mangione told the court, according to The Associated Press.
You can’t claim double jeopardy for duplications of state and federal charges, it’s already been settled that because of the dual sovereignty doctrine it does not conflict with the 5th amendment.
Yes you can. It’s a NY state specific law.
The reverse isn’t true, like you state though. This is just specific to NY only.
Pretty sure new york has a law or part of its constitution that prevents this kind of double jeopardy.