JUL 03, 1995

Asking the ramifications of the Double Jeopardy Clause (U.S Const. Art. V; South Carolina Const. Art. I Sec. 12) where a defendant is tried in federal court for carjacking and acquitted, and the State tried to try the same defendant for kidnapping and murder.

Requested by: The Honorable Bill Coffey, Sheriff, Spartanburg County

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