Mal_Con Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 The judge in the Tiller case is allowing the murderer to contend that he did it to protect babies, if the jury buys it it is manslaughter. MSNBC story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 That's why we have appeals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal_Con Posted January 12, 2010 Author Share Posted January 12, 2010 If he gets off with manslaughter you cannot later charge with murder after a successful appeal, it would be double jeopardy as he would be found not guilty of murder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bstach Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 If he gets off with manslaughter you cannot later charge with murder after a successful appeal, it would be double jeopardy as he would be found not guilty of murder. You are supposed to pose this as a question. Clearly you don't know anything about Jeopardy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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