Timothy Hennis, an Army Soldier, is currently on death row at the United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He was tried three times for capital murder. In his first trial in the State of North Carolina, he was convicted and sentenced to death. His case was overturned on appeal and at his second trial in the State of North Carolina, he was acquitted (found not guilty). In his third trial, he was convicted at a military court-martial and sentenced to death.

Keeping in mind that the purpose of the Double Jeopardy Clause was placed in the Constitution by our founding fathers was to prevent seemingly endless retrials of a defendant for the same criminal offense, do you believe that recalling Hennis from retirement to active duty in the Army for the sole purpose of trying him again violates the spirit, if not the letter, of the Double Jeopardy Clause?

What is your reaction to this case as well as the reason(s) for your reaction?