Double Jeopardy Clause
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title:
Double Jeopardy Clause
text:
The Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides: "[N]or shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb..." The four essential protections included are prohibitions against, for the same offense:
- retrial after an acquittal;
- retrial after a conviction;
- retrial after certain mistrials; and
- multiple punishment Jeopardy attaches in jury trial when the jury is empaneled and sworn in, in a bench t
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description:
U.S. constitutional law preventing repeated punishment for the same crime
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Jeopardy_Clause
date created:
2008-08-18T14:53:14Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T03:30:45Z
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