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SWEENEY v. CARTER

No. 02-2165.

361 F.3d 327 (2004)

Charles E. SWEENEY, Jr., Petitioner-Appellant, v. Steve CARTER, Attorney General of Indiana, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 15, 2004.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied April 6, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David E. Mosley (argued), Mosley, Betrand, Jacobs & McCall, Jeffersonville, IN, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Scott A. Kreider (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before BAUER, COFFEY, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied April 6, 2004.

DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.

Laypersons sometimes do not realize that the federal government and the state governments are separate sovereigns for purposes of criminal prosecutions, and thus that prosecutors from both may pursue charges for conduct covered by both laws. Lawyers should know better. To his regret, Charles Sweeney made this mistake after his lawyer concluded a plea agreement with the U.S...

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