David Rudstein

Double Jeopardy (eBook, PDF)

A Reference Guide to the United States Constitution

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This volume traces the history of the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution. It shows that the constitutional guarantee against double jeopardy has its roots in ancient Jewish and early Greek and Roman law. After recapping the history of the clause the Supreme Court's current interpretation of the clause is explained. This book describes the circumstances in which the premature termination of an individual's trial bars a subsequent trail for the same offense. It also examines when the Clause prohibits the government from imposing multiple punishments for the same offense. The final chapter includes a discussion of bibliographical sources.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Dezember 2004
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780313027826
• Artikelnr.: 37813229

Autorenporträt

DAVID S. RUDSTEIN is Professor of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology, where he teaches courses in criminal law and criminal procedure.

Inhaltsangabe

Series Foreword by Jack Stark Foreword by Albert W. Alschuler A History of
the Guarantee Against Double Jeopardy Origins of the Guarantee English
Common Law Double Jeopardy Protection in America Before the Adoption of the
Fifth Amendment The Adoption of the Fifth Amendment Guarantee Against
Double Jeopardy The Protection Against Double Jeopardy after Ratification
of the Fifth Amendment Analysis Underlying Policies "Jeopardy" The "Same
Offense" Successive Prosecutions Multiple Punishments Resentencing Appeals
Bibliographical Essay Table of Cases Index