Given the High Standard of Proof Necessary for Conviction in a Criminal

question 71

Essay

Given the high standard of proof necessary for conviction in a criminal case,does the Constitutional provision against double jeopardy produce too great a benefit to a criminal offender and too great a cost to society?

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