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Patrick Baker’s family hosted a fund-raiser for the former governor, Matt Bevin, before he was pardoned in 2019. He was convicted by a federal jury this summer and sentenced to 42 years in prison.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Jenna Reed disputes Patrick Baker’s claim the federal prosecution violates the Constitution’s ban on double jeopardy.
Patrick Baker says the federal conviction constitutes double jeopardy and federal prosecutors are punishing him for seeking a pardon.
Jun. 5—LONDON — A man pardoned in the homicide of a drug dealer had planned a robbery of the victim and told a witness he had to shoot the man in self-defense, a federal agent testified Friday. However, defense attorneys for Patrick B. Baker pointed to inconsistencies in the accounts witnesses gave of the crime. The testimony came at a hearing on whether Baker will be detained until his trial. ...