{| |- | This would be 'Double Jeopardy.' The US Consitution specifically forbids this in the United States. There are very limited reasons that a case can be brought a second time. |}
No, the defendant has not been tried for the same crime twice.
Of course. The punishment for a crime needs to stop people from committing the crime. If the charge for stealing a multi-thousand dollar crime was just a $200 fine, no potential criminal would think twice about it.
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.
It referred to as the double jeopardy rule. A person cannot be charged for the same crime for the same actions twice.
No, a person charged with a crime is not always convicted. The punishment for a conviction can vary depending on the severity of the crime and other factors.
No, under double jeopardy laws, a person cannot be charged for the same crime twice.
No, under double jeopardy laws, a person cannot be charged with the same crime twice.
No, under the principle of double jeopardy, a person cannot be tried for the same crime twice.
Double Jeopardy being tried for the same crime twice. It is prohibited in the Bill of Rights, 8th amendment.
No, under double jeopardy laws, a person cannot be tried for the same crime twice.
No, individuals cannot be charged twice for the same crime due to the protection against double jeopardy in the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.