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[–] 6 points 2 months ago (7 children)

He’s pleading guilty to stalking in the federal case, and NY law can force the state murder charge to get dropped if the federal case is resolved first, due to NY double jeopardy laws.

There’s zero chance he gets acquitted anyway, so this is likely the smartest move for him.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (6 children)

    They’re not going to drop a murder charge because he got found guilty of stalking. That’s not how double jeopardy works.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (5 children)

    It is in New York. Charges arising from the same action are double jeopardy, even if they’re different charges.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (4 children)

    Stalking and murder are different actions.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (3 children)

    Stalking resulting in death, is as close to murder as you can get with federal charges. There’s no federal murder statute.

    They’re the same action.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (2 children)

    He’s not getting away without a murder charge, and he’s never getting out of prison.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (1 child)

    Ok…. The federal charges carry a life sentence. So not sure what your point is.

    The NY state law is extremely strict and this would kill the state case. That’s not opinion. That’s NY law.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago

    It’s not an automatic kill of the state case actually. There are many legal opinions out there of how it could not, or how it could. It’s not clear cut.

    The point is, either way he’s getting life (or death). If somehow he didn’t at the federal level, but was found guilty, the state can still try for murder.

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