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Double Jeopardy: A Reference Guide to the United States Constitution

Double Jeopardy: A Reference Guide to the United States Constitution

Hardcover

Series: Reference Guides to the United States Constitution, Book 9

General Law

ISBN10: 0313311803
ISBN13: 9780313311802
Publisher: Praeger
Published: Dec 30 2004
Pages: 288
Weight: 1.31
Height: 0.81 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

This volume traces the history of the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution. It shows that the constitutional guarantee against double jeopardy has its roots in ancient Jewish and early Greek and Roman law. After recapping the history of the clause the Supreme Court's current interpretation of the clause is explained.

This book describes the circumstances in which the premature termination of an individual's trial bars a subsequent trail for the same offense. It also examines when the Clause prohibits the government from imposing multiple punishments for the same offense. The final chapter includes a discussion of bibliographical sources.

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