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Double jeopardy is the idea that the government may not put a person on trial more than once for a given crime. Part of the Unites States Constitution. Use for questions about when and how it applies.
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What is the maximum number of times someone could be tried for a single crime in the USA?
So I know that, despite double jeopardy, it's possible to be tried twice for the same crime, by the state and the federal government.
Purely as an act of curiosity I'm wondering how many times one cou …
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Can someone get protection under Double Jeopardy for a crime by arranging to be put on trial...
Lets say I just killed Bob (I'm doing a lot of that today). The police suspect me but currently have little evidence that I killed Bob. However, I haven't hidden the murder weapon and body well and …
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If I've been prosecuted for a crime by another country can the US prosecute me for the same ...
Lets say that I commit a crime in which the USA and another country both have jurisdiction. As an example I, a US citizen, kill Bob, a citizen of country X, while we're located in Antartica.
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In the US has anyone ever been prosecuted on the state/federal level after being pardoned on...
As I understand it, assuming that an individual's actions violated both state and federal laws, there is nothing legally preventing a state for prosecuting an individual for the crime after the Presid …
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Could I create doubt of a crime by having multuple people suggest, but not actually claim, t...
Let's say hypothetically I'm a member of some gang and just killed a member of a rival gang. I've been accused of murder and taken to trail. My fellow gang members want to help me get off, but not s …
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