Double Jeopardy - Law Dictionary Search Results
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twice put in jeopardy of life or limb 8221 the double jeopardy clause bars second prosecutions after either acquittal or conviction … double jeopardy the prosecution of a person for an offense for which
jeopardy
evidence the fifth amendment to the u s constitution forbids double jeopardy for the same offense and this applies whether the … jeopardy 1 exposure to or imminence of death loss or injury
former jeopardy
plea in bar of autrefois acquit or autrefois convict 2 double jeopardy … former jeopardy 1 a common law plea in bar of autrefois acquit
Jeopardy
legal jeopardy black s law dictionary 7th edn p 839 double is the subjection of an accused person to repeated trial … trial when the first witness is sworn also termed legal jeopardy black s law dictionary 7th edn p 839 double is
dual sovereignty doctrine
government may prosecute an individual without violating the prohibition against double jeopardy if the individual s act breaks the laws of … may prosecute an individual without violating the prohibition against double jeopardy if the individual s act breaks the laws of each
implied acquittal
a lesser included offense are the same offense under a double jeopardy analysis therefore a conviction of a lesser included offense … lesser included offense are the same offense under a double jeopardy analysis therefore a conviction of a lesser included offense and
manifest necessity
defendant may be retried without violation of the prohibition on double jeopardy … may be retried without violation of the prohibition on double jeopardy
merger
doctrine according to which such offenses must be merged compare double jeopardy note merger commonly involves the interpretation of statutes and … according to which such offenses must be merged compare double jeopardy note merger commonly involves the interpretation of statutes and legislative
multiplicity
duplicity misjoinder note multiplicity raises the risk of violating the double jeopardy protection against receiving multiple sentences for a single offense … misjoinder note multiplicity raises the risk of violating the double jeopardy protection against receiving multiple sentences for a single offense multiplicity
overreaching
claimed that by the prosecution barred a retrial because of double jeopardy 2 the gaining of an unconscionable advantage over another … that by the prosecution barred a retrial because of double jeopardy 2 the gaining of an unconscionable advantage over another esp
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