The Virginia Constitution provides: That in criminal prosecutions a man . . . shall not . . . be put twice in jeopardy for the same offense. This prohibition against double jeopardy is also embodied in the United States Constitution, as well as having been established at common law. However, what constitutes the same offense has proven to be a source of difficulty when applied to a particular case
A preview of two 1996 Supreme Court cases. In the first case, US v. Ursery, a convicted narcotics de...
Familiar to most Americans, the double jeopardy clause (the clause) of the Fifth Amendment to the Un...
In addition to protecting a criminal defendant against multiple trials, the double jeopardy clause p...
Both the United States Constitution\u27 and the Constitution of Virginia recognize the right of an i...
In the 1986 legislative session, the Virginia General Assembly attempted to produce a constitutional...
The constitutional and statutory safeguards against a person being twice placed in jeopardy for the ...
In Benton v. Maryland, decided in June of this year, the Supreme Court explicitly extended fifth ame...
In State ex rel. Dowdy v. Robinson the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals substantially altered ...
Although founding its decision upon the present inapplicability of the double jeopardy clause to the...
This Recent Development first traces the evolution of the double jeopardy doctrine. The Recent Devel...
This article analyzes the U. S. constitutional law interpreting the concept of “same offence.” Inclu...
Criminal Law-DOUBLE JEOPARDY-AN EXAMINATION OF SENTENCING IN FLORIDA FOR THE UNDERLYING FELONY IN A ...
Every now and then a case ·comes along that tests the fundamental premises of a body of law. United ...
Criminal defendants often are charged and convicted of multiple offenses. And often one offense is a...
The Double Jeopardy Clause of the United States Constitution protects criminal defendants against be...
A preview of two 1996 Supreme Court cases. In the first case, US v. Ursery, a convicted narcotics de...
Familiar to most Americans, the double jeopardy clause (the clause) of the Fifth Amendment to the Un...
In addition to protecting a criminal defendant against multiple trials, the double jeopardy clause p...
Both the United States Constitution\u27 and the Constitution of Virginia recognize the right of an i...
In the 1986 legislative session, the Virginia General Assembly attempted to produce a constitutional...
The constitutional and statutory safeguards against a person being twice placed in jeopardy for the ...
In Benton v. Maryland, decided in June of this year, the Supreme Court explicitly extended fifth ame...
In State ex rel. Dowdy v. Robinson the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals substantially altered ...
Although founding its decision upon the present inapplicability of the double jeopardy clause to the...
This Recent Development first traces the evolution of the double jeopardy doctrine. The Recent Devel...
This article analyzes the U. S. constitutional law interpreting the concept of “same offence.” Inclu...
Criminal Law-DOUBLE JEOPARDY-AN EXAMINATION OF SENTENCING IN FLORIDA FOR THE UNDERLYING FELONY IN A ...
Every now and then a case ·comes along that tests the fundamental premises of a body of law. United ...
Criminal defendants often are charged and convicted of multiple offenses. And often one offense is a...
The Double Jeopardy Clause of the United States Constitution protects criminal defendants against be...
A preview of two 1996 Supreme Court cases. In the first case, US v. Ursery, a convicted narcotics de...
Familiar to most Americans, the double jeopardy clause (the clause) of the Fifth Amendment to the Un...
In addition to protecting a criminal defendant against multiple trials, the double jeopardy clause p...