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If you meant '...to be insane...' - they could be tried for a lesser crime. For example, if someone was proven to have been temporarily insane at the time they murdered someone, a judge could direct the jury to find them '...guilty of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility...' instead of the more serious crime of murder
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What happens if a foreigner commits a crime in the US?
If a foreigner commits a felony crime in the United States they will go to court and be sentenced if found guilty. The person will have to do the time for the crime.
If one person has already been found guilty of a crime and finished his time in jail can someone else be found guilty of the same crime in light of new evidence?
absolutetly YES!
Who is Shane on iCarly?
The person who played Shane in iCarly was James Maslow who also stars in the Nickelodeon TV show Big Time Rush.
What word means to say that a person is guilty of a crime?
In the US, the only time you can say a person is guilty of a crime is after they have been convicted of the crime. Until a person is convicted or admits guilt in a court of law, they are charged with the crime or suspected of the 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!! :)
If a person is found guilty of murder but it is later found that the victim faked his death can the person now kill the victim with impunity because of double jeopardy?
No. Of course not. Double Jeopardy is only applicable to the SAME crime. If he/she kills a person at another time it is another murder.
Does double jeopardy apply if a person has been found guilty of murder?
No it doesn't. A person found not guilty of murder can't be tried again for that same crime a second time under double Jeopardy.However, a person can be granted a new trial, or a re-trial, if they were found guilty but that would not be double jeopardy.
If found innocent at a trial can you be tried for the same crime?
only if you are silly enough to commit the same crime another time
When a person is sentenced by the court it means the?
They have been found guilty of the crime. The court will then set the sentence for the offender. It can be jail or prison time or may be a fine or restitution or even a combination of these.
How much time do you get for a accessiory?
In most cases and accessory to a crime can receive the same sentence at the person actually committing the crime.
Can a person serving time in state prison be question for his crime by the federals?
Yes.
When was It's About Time - Shane Yellowbird album - created?
It's About Time - Shane Yellowbird album - was created in 306.
