Double Jeopardy Does Not Prevent Criminal Defendants Who Were Innocent

question 30

Multiple Choice

Double jeopardy does not prevent criminal defendants who were innocent in state court:

• A) from facing a jury trial when new evidence comes to light
• B) from suing the state for wrongful prosecution
• C) from appealing their results in civil court
• D) from being tried for the same crime in a federal court
• E) from being sentenced by an appeals court

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