First off, it's not a law; it's a constitutional right for all Americans. It is embedded in the 5th Amendment to the United States Constitution. It was adopted at the Philadelphia Convention by the First U.S. Congress on December 15, 1791. Its reason for existence is simple: If you were on trial, would you want to be tried multiple times? Doesn't that dismiss the justice system altogether? I mean seriously, who needs to have courts if you can just keep retrying defendants over again whether they be found not guilty or guilty. Remember, Double Jeopardy protects against being tried twice for the same offense. It isn't just for those who have been acquitted, but for those convicted or those pardoned. An example of pardon would be the Scooter Libby trial when President Bush pardoned him for his crimes. He cannot be retried because of that. Furthermore, let's say you were driving drunk and were arrested and convicted. It was your third offense, but the judge only gave you one month in jail when the prosecution thought you should have received a year. Do you think that you should be retried for that offense after being released from jail? I would be upset if I were.
Yes without protection from Double Jeopardy they can just retry you until you finally lose
no it is a valid protection from unfair prosecution
If a case is dismissed without prejudice is one exception
Double Jeopardy Clause
Double Jeopardy is a protection from being tried over and over again for the same crime. Without Double Jeopardy protection once a not guilty verdict was reached they could just try the case a second time hoping you were found guilty
Jeopardy protection is for not being tried a second time for the same crime, not for repeat offenses for the same crime on different occasions
Double Jeopardy was released on 09/24/1999.
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(in the US) Double Jeopardy is prohibited by the US Constitution.
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The 5th Amendment protects against double jeopardy and self-incrimination
Double jeopardy refers to the concept that a person cannot be tried twice for the same crime. Judges will dismiss a double jeopardy charge.