Under the 'dual sovereignty doctrine,' state and federal officials can prosecute the same defendant for the same charges without double jeopardy.
Baker now faces new federal charges in connection to Mills' death under the"dual sovereignty doctrine." The doctrine allows for state and federal officials to prosecute the same defendant for the same charges without infringing on double jeopardy protections.A convicted killer pardoned by then–Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin will now face federal charges in connection to the 2014 killing.
Baker, 43, has said he did not kill Mills and said his family"did not pay for my release" from prison. A federal grand jury indicted Baker in May on charges of murder committed during a robbery and kidnapping related to drug trafficking. But the Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld Baker's conviction in 2018, writing in a unanimous ruling that"there can be no doubt, on review of the proof as a whole, evidence of Baker's guilt was overwhelming."
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