Double
Jeopardy
CAN’T BE TRIED TWICE FOR THE
SAME CRIME
THE PROBLEM
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My opinion is that Double Jeopardy is a law
because once the case is closed you can’t
charge the perpetrator for the same charge even
if you have enough evidence, unless you have
substantial evidence.
This problem is important to society because a
murderer could not be prosecuted and murder
again.
This will change the United States by removing
this law, because if we remove it will be almost
unfair.
STEPS TO CHANGE
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Maybe we could change this law or
remove this law, my opinion is that if we
change this law it might change the
United States
We could do a protest or maybe give
speeches if you also disagree with this law
too.
I think the Supreme Court should be
contacted, or the President of the U.S.
People Who Have Faced This
Problem
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There was one case on March 12,1999 where a
man named Daniel was convicted 3 times.
Daniel Wade Moore was convicted in 2002 and sentenced to death for the murder
of Karen Tipton. In 2003, Moore's conviction was overturned due to the
prosecution's withholding of exculpatory evidence. In 2005, the prosecution's
conduct was found to be so egregious that a retrial was barred under Double
Jeopardy laws. On hearing of this ruling, a juror declared, “I'm happy with it. I felt
that Daniel didn't do it.” Moore was released, but was reimprisoned four days later
by the court hearing the state's appeal. In 2006, the appeals court reversed the
trial court's ruling and gave Moore the right to a retrial, but not a dismissal of
charges. In Feb. 2008, Moore was retried, but a mistrial was declared after jurors
were unable to agree on a verdict after 6 days of deliberation. In May 2009,
Moore was acquitted at his third trial.
Bibliography
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http://www.victimsofthestate.org/CC/DJ.ht
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