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A given criminal conduct can violate different criminal statutes. So, the same person can be prosecuted for more than one offense. For example, a person might kill a bank teller while robbing a bank and then fail to pay taxes on the money taken from the bank, which could be three separate offenses.  Also, a criminal prosecution must reach a certain stage before "jeopardy attaches".  If the government drops a criminal case early, it can restart a prosecution of the same person for the same offense without "double jeopardy."

A given criminal conduct can violate different criminal statutes. So, the same person can be prosecuted for more than one offense. For example, a person might kill a bank teller while robbing a bank and then fail to pay taxes on the money taken from the bank, which could be three separate offenses.  Also, a criminal prosecution must reach a certain stage before "jeopardy attaches".  If the government drops a criminal case early, it can restart a prosecution of the same person for the same offense without "double jeopardy."

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