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The CEO killer watching from his hidey hole as authorities try to pin everything on some random dude named Luigi (media1.giphy.com)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by GreenDust@lemmings.world to c/memes@lemmy.ml

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[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 202 points 6 months ago

Don't get me wrong. After all of this high drama, it would be extremely funny if Luigi Mangione can prove he was in Rochester on the day of the shooting.

[-] Madison420@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago

I think that's exactly where it's going. Get convicted, real killer confesses and the state can't pursue a crime they've convicted someone for.

[-] SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social 16 points 6 months ago

Why not? The double jeopardy clause is about prosecuting a single person twice; it says nothing about prosecuting a second person for the same crime. Heck, convicting a second person wouldn't even automatically invalidate the first conviction. (SCOTUS has ruled that innocence is not a sufficient reason to overturn a conviction.)

Remember, we have a judicial system. Calling it a "justice system" is inaccurate.