United States Sixth Circuit

In a federal indictment of a defendant for civil rights murder of an enforcement officer and related offenses, district court's denial of a motion to dismiss is affirmed where: 1) the facts of this case do not rise to the level of a "sham prosecution" so as to qualify for the exemption to the dual sovereignty doctrine; and 2) defendant's argument that the dual sovereignty doctrine is against public policy is rejected.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/31/2010
• Published 03/31/2010

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• United States Sixth Circuit

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