the state constitution. Indian entities are separate sovereigns. Second, a sanction counts for double jeopardy purposes only if it is a criminal “punishment.” What counts as a punishment for ...

Our Constitution and amendments are the supreme ... Some criminal acts could be state, federal, or both. The double jeopardy clause in the Fifth Amendment precludes the same state or federal ...

. . . Nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb. —Fifth Amendment, U.S. Constitution As every U.S. schoolboy learns, the Bill of Rights ...

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court (HC) has ruled in favour of a citizen, quashing a second trial against him on the grounds of double jeopardy ... section 353 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), alleging ...

The justices appointed Charles L. McCloud to brief and argue the case. Dwayne Barrett, who was involved in a series of armed robberies, argues that the Constitution’s double jeopardy clause prohibits ...