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.
Failing a class in his senior year will place his college scholarship in jeopardy. Police officers put their lives in jeopardy when approaching armed suspects.
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
Double jeopardy clause applies to being charged with the same crime after being found not guilty. This does not apply when its the same charge but a different incident. The three strikes law applies when you are found guilty, Double Jeopardy applies to people who have been found innocent.
You either were found not guilty and why would you want to waive that or it was dismissed with prejudice and you do not want to waive that either. If convicted a new trial would only occur if they was a problem with the old trial and Double Jeopardy would not apply
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.
Drinking and driving puts peoples lives in jeopardy.
To be tried twice for the same crime would create double jeopardy.My aunt loved watching Double Jeopardy on television.
Double jeopardy refers to being prosecuted for the same crime twice, which is typically not allowed due to constitutional protections against double jeopardy. It does not specifically refer to using different criteria to judge others versus ourselves.
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 .
Not unless double jeopardy is allowed.
Double Jeopardy was released on 09/24/1999.
The Production Budget for Double Jeopardy was $40,000,000.
It means danger or trouble. Here are some sentences.You are in jeopardy here!Our army is in jeopardy.The nation is in jeopardy.And, of course, there is the game show. "Welcome to Jeopardy," said Alex Trebek.
My friends and I went on double dates
The 5th Amendment protects against double jeopardy and self-incrimination
Double Jeopardy grossed $177,835,231 worldwide.
(in the US) Double Jeopardy is prohibited by the US Constitution.