The Fifth Amendment Prohibits Double Jeopardy Analysis
Michelle Davis
Criminal Procedure and Evidence
1/15/17
Homework Assignment One
1) The fifth amendment prohibits double jeopardy (del Carmen, 2014). The concept behind prohibiting double jeopardy is to protect the defendant from being tried and punished twice for a single crime, but this doesn’t mean that after a verdict is handed down the process ends (del Carmen, 2014). They can try and get an appeal so that their case and verdict will be reviewed (del Carmen, 2014).
2) Justices and judges have a couple of differences, but the major difference between the two is that justices preside over the U.S. Supreme Court while judges preside over lower courts (del Carmen, 2014). Another big difference between the two is how they obtain their judgeships.
Criminal Procedure and Evidence
1/15/17
Homework Assignment One
1) The fifth amendment prohibits double jeopardy (del Carmen, 2014). The concept behind prohibiting double jeopardy is to protect the defendant from being tried and punished twice for a single crime, but this doesn’t mean that after a verdict is handed down the process ends (del Carmen, 2014). They can try and get an appeal so that their case and verdict will be reviewed (del Carmen, 2014).
2) Justices and judges have a couple of differences, but the major difference between the two is that justices preside over the U.S. Supreme Court while judges preside over lower courts (del Carmen, 2014). Another big difference between the two is how they obtain their judgeships.