2006-11-12 13:30:10 · 28 answers · asked by bigbk601 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
They could be arrested as many times as necessary for the same crime, they just cannot be tried in court or punished for the same crime more than once.
2006-11-12 13:39:02 · answer #1 · answered by spongeworthy_us 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
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2016-06-12 11:18:29 · answer #2 · answered by Josephine 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure. People are often arrested for the same crime several times. Double jeopardy applies to being tried for the same crime twice, not merely being arrested.
Here is a real life exampled:
A subject was arrested for possessing drugs and a loaded firearm and went to jail. The subject posted bail the next morning. Later that day the subject's criminal background came to light and a motion was brought before the court to revoke his bail and bring him back into custody with a much larger bail. The judge agreed and we went out and arrested him for the same crime and put him back in jail.
2006-11-12 18:33:04 · answer #3 · answered by James P 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes ! A person can be arrested for a crime, say robbery, be released due to some mix-up or lack of facts, and then RE-ARRESTED when the real facts come to light.
A person cannot be TRIED for the same crime more than once. This is the touted "DOUBLE-JEOPARDY" rule where if a person is tried in court and found NOT GUILTY (no one is found innocent), then that person cannot be tried again for that same crime.
The above does not hold true for MISTRIALS or HUNG JURIES, where NO VERDICT is reached. In that case, it is as if no trial had occurred in the first place. This is why John Gotti Jr. could be brought back to trial 3 times.
2006-11-12 16:07:24 · answer #4 · answered by Len_NJ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you mean "be charged with" the same crime? A person can be arrested 100 times for the same crime! Arrested only means being taken into police custody for purposes of further investigation.
2006-11-12 13:50:51 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For the same instance, no. Once arrested you are held and while evidence is gathered and you go through trial until you are found innocent or guilty and released or imprisoned. You can be asked for questioning in regards to a crime more than once or if you don't comply you could be detained for questioning a number of times. As far as arrested goes only once per account of whatever you allegedly did. Does this help? I can offer more help if you tell me details of the crime/situation.
2006-11-12 13:41:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. On the orders of two courts separately arrest can be made twice for the same crime. But the punishments will run concurrently and end with the maximum punishment ordered.
2006-11-12 17:41:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A person can certainly be arrested for the same crime twice. But he can only be TRIED once. After the first trial, if he is found innocent, double jeopardy kicks in and he cannot be tried again.
2006-11-12 13:35:28 · answer #8 · answered by Chredon 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A person can be arrested many times for the same crime.
But if a person is tried and found not guilty, he cannot be tried again for that crime even if new evidence points clearly to his guilt.
This is why in some cases, policemen who were tried for murder of civil rights activists and found not guilty, were later punished for violating the civil rights of the people they murdered.
2006-11-12 13:37:20 · answer #9 · answered by elaine_classen 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes,they can be arrested for the same crime. They can go to Trial once though. Once found Not Guilty for the crime they cannot be tried again. If found Guilty they can be re-tried on appeal or petition for a new trial.
2006-11-13 07:21:27 · answer #10 · answered by Mary G 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋