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Double Jeopardy
David Rudstein
其他書名
A Reference Guide to the United States Constitution
出版Bloomsbury Publishing USA, 2004-12-30
主題Law / ConstitutionalLaw / General
ISBN031302782X9780313027826
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=4k_eEAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋This volume traces the history of the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution. It shows that the constitutional guarantee against double jeopardy has its roots in ancient Jewish and early Greek and Roman law. After recapping the history of the clause the Supreme Court's current interpretation of the clause is explained.

This book describes the circumstances in which the premature termination of an individual's trial bars a subsequent trail for the same offense. It also examines when the Clause prohibits the government from imposing multiple punishments for the same offense. The final chapter includes a discussion of bibliographical sources.