Since 2011, Rajab has faced multiple prosecutions and prison sentences for his activism.
The Constitution protects against multiple prosecutions by the same sovereignty (such as the state or federal government) for the same offense.
In any event, multiple prosecutions are likely, Mr. Carter said.
Unlike his two predecessors, who systematically harassed the industry with confiscations, multiple prosecutions, fines, jail terms.
His attorneys, meanwhile, have used testimony from multiple prosecution witnesses to support his defense.
The development comes after The New York Times examined a dozen cases involving Mr. Scarcella and found disturbing patterns, including the detective's reliance on the same eyewitness, a crack-addicted prostitute, for multiple murder prosecutions and his delivery of confessions from suspects who later said they had told him nothing.
The Times discovered some alarming trends in Scarcella's career including, "his reliance on the same eyewitness, a crack-addicted prostitute, for multiple murder prosecutions and his delivery of confessions from suspects who later said they had told him nothing".
After ousting him, she stepped up prosecutions for drunken driving.
It has stepped up its monitoring and prosecutions for fraud.
Prosecutions for insulting the monarchy come under this rubric.
