The Double Jeopardy Clause

question 46

Multiple Choice

The Double Jeopardy Clause:

• A) establishes that a person cannot be prosecuted by the state for a state crime after being acquitted of a federal crime,if the two alleged crimes involved essentially the same facts.
• B) protects criminal defendants from having to undergo more than one prosecution by the same sovereign for the same criminal offense.
• C) establishes that a single criminal act with multiple victims cannot result in more than one criminal prosecution.
• D) bars a private plaintiff from pursuing a civil case against the defendant who was criminally prosecuted for the same alleged conduct.

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