Curtis Flowers faces 6th trial for the same crime

[Louisiana1976]

Curtis Flowers, a 39-year-old African American is to stand trial for an unprecedented sixth time for murder of four people in Mississippi in 1996. So far, two of his trials have resulted in mistrials and three in convictions that were later overturned.

James Bibbs, also an African American, was a juror in Mr Flowers' 2008 trial, which ended in a mistrial. He was the only one of the 12 to vote against a conviction.

Juror James Bibbs was charged with perjury at Curtis Flowers fifth trial
At the end of the trial, Mr Bibbs was hauled in front of the judge, harangued, threatened, arrested in court, led away in handcuffs, charged with perjury and spent the night in prison.

Mr Bibbs is in his early 60s. He's a retired school teacher, a Vietnam veteran, a local football referee - a patently decent man who was shocked by what had happened.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8377236.stm

[Cirque du So-What]

1. Sounds like it's well past time for the Federal gov't to get involved

on the basis that the state is mucking about with his civil rights.

[Posteritatis]

4. I think it hit that point when they started arresting jurors for dissenting votes. (nt)

[pscot]

2. Sextuple jeopardy?

isn't there something in the Constitution about that?

[dems_rightnow]

3. No.

He was convicted 3 times, but each of those were overturned. The State does have the right to bring charges and try again. Two other trials ended in mistrials. Again, the State can refile.

Had he ever been found "not guilty", double jeopardy kicks in.