What Is the Prohibition Against Double Jeopardy

question 53

Multiple Choice

What is the prohibition against double jeopardy?

• A)Once a person has been tried for a particular crime and the trial has ended in a verdict of not guilty,that person cannot be tried again for the same crime.
• B)Once a person has been tried for a particular crime and the jury cannot arrive at a verdict,that person cannot be tried again for the same crime.
• C)Once a person has been tried for a particular crime and there is a mistrial,that person cannot be tried again for the same crime.
• D)Once a person has been tried for a crime and convicted,that person can be tried for that crime again in another state where he or she has broken the same law.
• E)Two people who commit the same crime cannot be charged at the same time without having a lawyer present.

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