It is commonly called "double jeopardy" and is illegal.
You can not be tried twice for the same crime. It's called double jeopardy.
The Fifth Amendment to the Constitution prohibits double jeopardy, which is trying someone twice for the same crime.
Double jeapordy.
No, under double jeopardy laws, a person cannot be tried for the same crime twice.
In cases of mis-trials, or 'hung' juries, yes.
It is called double jeopardy.
it means that someone could be tried twice for the same crime that person commits.
No, the defendant has not been tried for the same crime twice.
Yes, in some cases, a person can be charged with the same crime twice if there are different legal jurisdictions involved, such as state and federal courts. Double jeopardy, the legal principle that protects individuals from being tried for the same offense twice, applies within the same jurisdiction.
Double jeopardy.
its the fifth amendment, double jeopardy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This term is called "double jeopardy" and the 5th amendment to the US constitution protects defendants from being prosecuted for the same crime twice.