Does the Double Jeopardy Clause protect against a second prosecution for the same offence after conviction?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Solano, 605 F.2d 1141 (9th Cir. 1979):
(t)he Double Jeopardy Clause "protects against a second prosecution for the same offense after acquittal. It protects against a second prosecution for the same offense after conviction. And it protects against multiple punishments for the same offense." North Carolina v. Pearce, 395 U.S. 711, 717, 89 S.Ct. 2072, 2076, 23 L.Ed.2d 656 (1969) (footnotes omitted).
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