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You can be charged with murder if there is evidence that you have committed murder - you dont necessarily have to have killed someone - you may be framed. Also, say you are robbing someone and someone is killed in the process, you may be charged with felony murder in it blood?
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Can someone be retried for murder in the state of Texas after a mistrial was declared?
Yes, a mistrial does not mean he was found not guilty.
Can you be retried if you are acquitted?
A person may be retried for the same offense as long as he has not been acquitted of that offense in a previous trial. A person who has been acquitted may not be tried for the same offense.
Tried twice for the same crime?
Under American law, a person "cannot be tried twice for the same offense"; that is, for the same single incident. If a person is acquitted of murder, that does not mean they cannot be tried for (and convicted of) another murder. (They can also be found guilty of other crimes stemming from the first incident, but they cannot be retried once acquitted.)
If a defendant is found not guilty of a murder charge then later admits his or her guilt he or she may be retried for the crime?
No, not unless there is new evidence. To retry a person for a crime who has all ready been found guilty or innocent is double jeopardy and not allowed under the constitution.
What happened to Jack Ruby after shooting Osward?
Went to jail and died there in 1967. His conviction for premeditated murder was overturned but he died of a blood clot and cancer before it could be retried.
Suppose Briscoe Cole is found not guilty of murder in a fair jury trial Later evidence comes to light Briscoe may have been guilty Under?
Double jeopardy forbids that he can be retried.
If a person did murder is that person will hang by district court?
It depends on the proof and witnesses of murder.
In Florida can a person convicted of attempted murder be later charged with murder if victim dies?
Yes, only if person dies from injuries sustained from the attempted murder of that person.
Why cant someone be retried for a case they were acquitted for?
In some countries, not all, that is the law. A person may not face double jeopardy for a crime for which they have been acquitted.
How do you come about double jeopardy?
Double jeopardy means being tried in the same court for the same crime without new evidence. This is unconstitutional in the United States. Sometimes a person who is acquited of a crime like murder in a criminal court can be retried in a civil court for denying the civil rights to the victim. The case of O.J. Simpson is a recent example.
When did Micheal Jordan retried?
October 6th, 1993
What is the importance of yao ming?
China's retried athlete.
