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== Double Jeopardy == | == Double Jeopardy == | ||
'''You cannot be prosecuted for a crime that you were already acquitted from before.''' This is one of the most fundamental rules of legal practice. Even if new evidence is uncovered after the Not Guilty verdict that leaves no doubt about the defendant's guilt, they can never be tried for that particular crime again. | '''You cannot be prosecuted for a crime that you were already acquitted from before.''' This is called ''double jeopardy'', and it is one of the most fundamental rules of legal practice. Even if new evidence is uncovered after the Not Guilty verdict that leaves no doubt about the defendant's guilt, they can never be tried for that particular crime again. | ||
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