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Houston Man Arrested As Police Continue Search For Missing Tiger

JonathanTurley

A story in Houston has everything you would want in a legal controversy: a murder, a mysterious figure known only as “D”, a missing Bengal tiger named India and even Carole Baskin of Tiger King fame. The punishment is a misdemeanor charge and fines of $500 to $2,000. However, the penalties are notably higher.

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High Court Rejects Double Jeopardy Claim in Tribal Justice

The Crime Report

Denezpi’s legal team appealed on double-jeopardy grounds and then appealed the denial, where the 9th Circuit denied him. Gorsuch drew a comparison between the federally funded and administered CFR courts and the courts of Puerto Rico. “If Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote the dissent.

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