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Is being charged with a crime the same as an indictment for a crime?
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∙ 11y ago
Yes and no, to be indicted with a crime is to be a charged with a crime. However, the difference lies in the fact that you can be charged with a crime based on probable cause, where as to be indicted, a grand jury must review the information to determine if their is sufficient evidence to proceed with charging someone with a crime.
So basically:
- Indicted: Prosecutor is not positive they have enough probable cause to charge a person with the commission of a crime so they use a grand jury to provide the evidence to a group of unbiased people to determine if they feel there is enough evidence to move forward with charges
- Charged: Prosecutor has sufficient evidence to proceed with a criminal trial and feels they can prove beyond a reasonable doubt that you have committed a crime.
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Can two people be charged with the same case or is that double jeopady?
Two people can be charged with the same crime. Double Jeopardy refers to charging one person with something, the accused being found not guilty in a trial, then being charged with the same crime again - without any new evidence.
Do you have to go to jail if you have been charged with aggravated assault?
Being charged is not the same as being convicted. A person who has been charged might still be found innocent of the crime of which he or she has been charged. However, if you have been charged and also convicted of aggravated assault, that is a serious crime and it would involve jail time.
What is the punisment for being an accserssy to a crime?
Usually you are liable to be charged the same as the principle who actually committed the offense.
What part of the 5th amendment prevents a person from being charged twice for the same crime?
Double Jeapordy
Can you be charged with past conviction?
No. Not unless you re-offend by doing the same crime. Then you can charged agsin WITH THE NEW CRIME.
How does double jeopardy protect citizens from the government?
The Constitution of the United States protects a defendant from being charged, or trialed, for the same offence more than once.Or in a simpler way to explain, a person CANNOT be trialed again in the same crime if the person is found innocent the first time.(: Haha :)(: You're welcome!! :)
What does duuble jeopardy mean?
Being charged for the exact same crime twice. It is dis-allowed under the US Constitution.
If you pled guilty to a misdemeanor and received summary probation does that mean you were convicted of a crime?
Yes, entering a guilty plea is the same as being convicted of the crime that the person was charged with.
Can you be charged for the same crime in Indiana and Illinois?
If you committed the same offense, seperately, in each state, you can be charged with each separate crime. You cannot be tried in IL for a crime committed in IN, and conversely, you cannot be tried in IN for a crime committed in IL.
What is the different between being convicted and being charged with a crime?
Being charged with the crime is a formal accusation by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS- In England and Wales) that you have committed a crime. In the USA, the law enforcement or prosecutor charges I am led to believe. Same principle however. *It certainly does not mean you are guilty, and everyone is innocent until proven guilty by a court of law. It then has to go to court for a conviction or acquittal (guilty or not guilty) Thus, a conviction is basically a finding of guilt for the charge by the court (who represent the state and the community at large) that you have committed a crime and are to be punished for such offence, this is sentencing.
Is someone charged with witness tampering a felon?
Not unless a court/jury finds that person GUILTY of the crime. Being charged is not the same as being convicted. Without being convicted, the person's record is clean. Meanwhile, if charged.... Get a lawyer! Say nothing until having talked with the lawyer.
Can the same person be punished for same crime twice?
You cannot be charged twice for committing the SAME IDENTICAL offense. Which is not to say that you cannot be charged with multiple offenses which you committed during the commission of the same event. OR - if you were once charged and convicted of robbery, if you go out and commit another robbery, it does not mean that you are forever insulated from being charged wtih robbery.
