Actually it is possible for the government to get more than one shot at a defendant through the doctrine of dual sovereignty (state and federal). That is how they got the police officers involved in the Rodney King incident. When the state court (California) jury let them off, the feds prosecuted them for civil rights violations in federal court. There you have it. -- ********************************************************************* Eric Seggebruch Systems Engineer New York City - Media Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation One New York Plaza 35th Floor New York, NY 10004 212-558-9206 (office) 800-759-8888 pin 5013326 (page) eric.seggebruch@east.sun.com *********************************************************************