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The Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution prohibits the same government from trying a defendant twice for the same offense: "... nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in joepardy of life or limb ...."
Double jeopardy means putting a person on trial more than once for the same crime. It is forbidden by the [[Fifth Amendment]] to the [[U.S. Constitution]].
The Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution prohibits the same government from trying a defendant twice for the same offense: "... nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb ...."
The origins of this prohibition are in English common law. [[Sir William Blackstone]] declared in his ''Commentaries on the Laws of England'' that it was a "universal maxim of the common law of England, that no man is to be brought into jeopardy more than once of the same offense." The principle also existed in Greek, Roman and canon law.
The origins of this prohibition are in English common law. [[Sir William Blackstone]] declared in his ''Commentaries on the Laws of England'' that it was a "universal maxim of the common law of England, that no man is to be brought into jeopardy more than once of the same offense." The principle also existed in Greek, Roman and canon law.
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