Law: The Dual Sovereignty Doctrine

Murder is a crime in both the state and federal jurisdictions. As killing in Georgia is forbidden, the state can appeal Hugh to homicide. Murder is defined as illegal killing of others who are neither tolerant nor reasonable (Farlex, Inc., 2014). Atlanta is in Georgia and since Georgia's murder, Georgia has been given appropriate jurisdiction to prosecute this case. "Georgia Murder; Felony Murder Act: § 16-5-1. (A) A person committing a murder, whether it is illegal or malicious, leads to the death of others, both explicitly and implicitly.

The "double sovereignty" principle allows the federal government to prosecute criminal proceedings irrespective of the prosecution of the same crime by the former state, and vice versa. "State and state sovereignty condemns crime as an infringement of peace and dignity," Although its principle is rooted in law, public opinion is often hostile against such acts , The federal government is reluctant to make its powers obvious.

For the general public, perhaps the most mysterious dual risk law is "double sovereign principle". According to this principle, the accused can file a lawsuit twice with the same crime. Once in federal authorities, once in domestic authorities if federal authorities have jurisdiction. For example, in the case of Rodney King, the Los Angeles police were re-charged as striking Rodney King and were convicted of federal citizenship after beating at the state court after beating in the same state. In this case, the court's theory is that the defendant will be prosecuted twice with another crime of peace and dignity, which is the sovereignty of "two violence", not "the same crime" and is therefore punished by both there is a possibility. .

57 US v. Wheeler, 435 US 313 (1978) (According to the principle of double sovereignty, Indian federal prosecution can admit the crime and commit a minor sin in tribal court for statutory rape, tribe maintains sovereignty It is not from the federal government 59 US v. Laura, 541 US 193 (2004) (Federal officials attacked federal officials after convicted the "assassination to the police" tribe.) The court , Judging that Congress is authorized to approve tribal sovereignty for non-member Indians and Congress does so, enforcement of tribes is not the authority of the Federation exercising approval, but the exercise of tribal sovereignty. It can be found according to double hazard