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Originally Posted by Rick Lee
Interesting case. Will the US extradite her? Italy doesn't have to honor our double jeopardy standard. And if we tell them to pound sand, the next high profile crime in the US could see the perp flee to Italy, since they'd likely not extradite him/her and certainly not if they were facing the death penalty.
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I saw somewhere earlier today that our extradition treaty with Italy covers double jeopardy.
Meaning Italy knew when she left she was never coming back.