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In this case it's known as an appeal, there isn't really another word. When a person who has been convicted decides to appeal to a higher court for consideration, both sides usually submit written arguments to either uphold or overturn the decision. The court then reviews the case and depending on the state, the court can make a decision outright or a new trial can be given. In the case of a person who has been acquitted (found innocent), the prosecution is FORBIDDEN to appeal the decision as it would violate the double jeopardy clause of the US constitution.
A 17 year old kid robbed a store with a deadly weapon he was adjudicated (charged) as a delinquent in juvenile court and then transferred to adult court was also charged and convicted which they argued that was double jeopardy and they won that case set the precedent
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double my bet
a double agent a double agent
The Fifth Amendment to the Constitution prohibits double jeopardy, which is trying someone twice for the same crime.
The 5th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution forbids double jeopardy."[no person shall] be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb"Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_jeopardy
(in the US) Double Jeopardy is prohibited by the US Constitution.
Because he had been acquitted of the murder, the rule of double jeopardy meant he could not be tried again for the crime. Expecting that double jeopardy would apply, the burglar confessed, and was then convicted for a dozen of his other robberies.
The 5th Amendment.
Double jeopardy is a type of defense that keeps a person from being tried twice for the same or similar crimes. The double jeopardy clause is the fifth amendment of the US constitution.
In the United States, no one has been wrongly convicted from double jeopardy. Double Jeopardy is prohibited by the Bill of Rights in the United States Constitution, and is an adequate reason for appeal.
Yes, double jeopardy applies to both state and federal charges. This legal principle prohibits a person from being tried twice for the same offense in the same jurisdiction.
The double jeopardy clause of the US Constitution applies only to criminal charges.
There is no double jeapordy - in California, or anywhere else in the US. It is prohibited by the US Constitution.
Double jeopardy's where you can't be tried for the same crime twice using the same set of evidence, I'd imagine it's the same in the Philippines .
It means because they have already been tried that they are protected from a new trial even if more evidence is discovered by the double jeopardy guarantees of the Constitution