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Not enough information is disclosed to answer the question. What offense were you acquited of? What was the circumstances surrounding the acquital? What lesser offense were you subsequently charged with? What were the circumstances? All these factors must be known before an educated opinion can be rendered,.
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What jeopardy attaches in a jury trial when a defendant is acquitted?
Double jeopardy attaches in a jury trial when a defendant is acquitted, meaning they cannot be tried again for the same crime.
Should the jury be given a criminal's past records and why?
No, the defendant is being tried on the charge that is before the jury, and the past history of the defendant does not, and should not be applied.
Who is a defendant?
A defendant is a person who is being tried.
Does double jeopardy allow a defendant to collect double damages in a lawsuit?
Double jeopardy applies to criminal cases and prevents a defendant from being tried twice for the same offense. It does not apply to civil lawsuits, so a defendant could potentially be held liable for damages in a civil case even if they were previously acquitted of the same offense in a criminal trial.
Has the defendant been tried for the same crime twice?
No, the defendant has not been tried for the same crime twice.
Can you be retried if you are acquitted?
A person may be retried for the same offense as long as he has not been acquitted of that offense in a previous trial. A person who has been acquitted may not be tried for the same offense.
When a jury has heard and rendered a verdict in a case the judgment on the verdict has become final the defendant again cannot again be brought to trial for the same thing?
This concept is known as double jeopardy, which protects individuals from being tried for the same offense after they have been acquitted or convicted. It is a principle enshrined in the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution and ensures that a defendant cannot be subjected to multiple trials for the same crime.
Can a prosecutor alter a charge after sentencing?
No. Any such action should be reported to the state attorney general.If the defendant has already been sentenced, then the case is adjudicated, completed, finished, over, done with.It would be an impossibility for a prosecutor to alter the entire preceding case and change the charge (after-the-fact) for which the defendant has already been tried and sentenced.If they wished to charge the adjudicated defendant with a NEW offense, then that avenue is open to him.
For what crime was Aaron Burr indicted tried and acquitted in 1807?
Treason
Can you be tried more than once for murder?
Not if you were acquitted the first time.
What does autrefois acquit mean in law?
Autrefois acquit is a legal term that means "previously acquitted" in French. It refers to a defense in criminal law where a defendant argues that they cannot be tried again for the same offense because they have already been acquitted or convicted of that crime in a previous trial.
Does double jeopardy apply when a defendant is tried with armed robbery after aquittal in federal court?
If he had been re-tried in federal court for exactly the same charge it would have been double jeapordy. If he was tired in another court system for even a a slightly altered charge it would not.
