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Double Jeeopardy: Case Study
The 5th Amendment under the constitution protects offenders against the double jeopardy, it prohibits and offender from being tried for the same offense twice. “the Fifth Amendment's protection against double jeopardy protects the accused from being prosecuted more than once for the same crime.” (Wright, 2013, Section 13.1) For example, if there were an acquittal in a case determined by a judge an offender was being charged for murder, and new evidence has been found the offender can’t tried for murder. Yes, a person can be charged with multiple crimes for one act. Say for instance if a person was to rob a bank and some people were killed during the armed robbery, the offender can be charged for each person death and also armed robbery. A lesser
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