Double jeopardy.
You can not be tried twice for the same crime. It's called double jeopardy.
Double jeopardy means you can't be tried twice for the same crime.
isn't that called double jeopardy?People can be tried twice for the same crime. In the case of a hung jury the case can be tried again. People cannot be CONVICTED twice for the same crime. That would be double jeopardy.
Double jeopardy prevents a person from being charged twice for the same crime. For example, if a person is found not guilty and then new evidence is found, they cannot be charged again for that crime, or have another trial.
It's not one word but two. "Double jeopardy" means you can't be tried for the same crime twice.
The 5th Amendment says you can't be tried twice for the same crime. It is referred to as "double jeapordy."
Double Jeopardy being tried for the same crime twice. It is prohibited in the Bill of Rights, 8th amendment.
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Double jeopardy.
There exists a provision in the U.S. Constitution, whereby a person cannot be tried for the same crime twice once found not guilty of that crime. This so-called double jeopardy clause protects an individual against abuse by frivolous accusations, and sets a high bar with regard to evidence in the charging of crimes.