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Originally Posted by flstf
It looks like releasing the video to the news media has caused the Akron prosecutors to take back their plea agreement and go for more jail time for the mad woman.
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Madison filed a motion Thursday asking Judge Brenda Burnham Unruh to dismiss Sims' case, citing the previous plea and claiming the new charges violate double jeopardy protections.
``What we have here is a person who had accepted responsibility now finding herself facing punishment a second time,'' Madison said. ``What I'm doing now, I'm asking the court to dismiss it because of constitutional issues that the state has acted in bad faith. We believe a case brought with an evil eye should not see its day in court. Ultimately, a deal is a deal.''
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So file federal hate crime charges to get around double jeopardy, like they did with the Rodney King cops.