Ok its called DOUBLE JEPARDY
and its has nothing to do with the game.And... i know it has something to do with if you are charged and convicted of a crime of murder and that person is legally dead... but really the person is not ...and then you go and actaully kill the person ....it says you can not be convicted of murdering the same person? SO does that mean you don't have to go to prision agian....because you already did time for that crime?
I am really interested...and i did see the movie about it ....i'm just wondering if it is really true or not?
PLEASE HELP ME
2007-02-18 09:32:39 · 11 answers · asked by thing1 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
It was an Ashley Judd Movie-that is exactly what happened.
2007-02-18 09:53:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are probably a lot of loop holes and red tape to really give a point of view on this issue and it probably raises a lot of questions since the attack of Sept. 11. Normally, if you are charged and convicted of murder, ie; The first time around, there has to be proof beyond a reasonable doubt that it even existed. Secondly, if the individual in question is alive, he/she is apt to get charged for falsifying their demise. But, in any event, it's premeditated murder. The individual incarcerated, if released, has to find out whether or not if the individual is alive or dead and if this person is dead, then that would mean that they now have a body to take into evidence. It's not up to the incarcerated individual to go out and kill another human being. Only if the person has done time for a specific crime and years on down the road when he/she is released and they come across the evidence after the fact and then try to reprosecute, then and only then is it "Double Jeopardy". The evidence against the person was enough to convict the first time around. And you cannot get tried on the same crime twice because they had a lack of evidence.
2007-02-18 11:17:30 · answer #2 · answered by ibithedust 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope. You get to go back to prison. It's not double jeopardy.
Once you've been tried for a crime you can not be tried for it again. Doesn't matter if you were found guilty or innocent.
Now, follow me here. . . You are arrested, tried, found guilty, and are jailed for killing your husband (just like in the movie). You get out and find he is still alive and you kill him. You have committed a NEW crime. Doesn't matter that the first conviction was for killing him, that was the old crime, one that had already been heard. Nor does it matter that he faked his murder the first time.
If I rob a bank, get caught & convicted; do I get to rob the same bank again? Of course not, It is another crime and I'm doin' the time.
2007-02-18 11:26:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you are thinking of a movie i think... but anyway double jeopardy simply means that once you have been convicted or acquitted of a crime, you can no longer be charged for the same crime and go through the entire legal process again; in the same;Court Jurisdiction i.e state or federal . Great example is O.J. Simpson he was acquitted of murder charges in the state of California, so he cannot be charged again for the same murder and be taken to court and all that again just because everybody thinks he did it. double jeopardy is part of the many rights that people have in USA. but remember what i said about jurisdiction? well the state court acquitted O.J., so technically the federal courts can charge him with something, but then theres a bunch of legal things and this usually never happens, the feds have this thing were they have to respect a states sovereignty you see...
2007-02-18 10:00:37 · answer #4 · answered by blindboygrunt 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you get acquitted or jailed for a murder. And the person faked his/her death. If you find them and kill them, you will have no jail time for the murder. They might try to charge you with aggravated assault or another crime on the newly dead person. But you can not be charged with the death of that person.
2007-02-18 10:04:04 · answer #5 · answered by ALunaticFriend 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
dont believe hollywood bullshit. the only time they consider a charge double jeapardy is if you are charge with a crime and aquitted the police cant charge you again. but trust me the police will find a loophole and can charge you again in federal court if it was originally in state. and vise versa.
2007-02-19 04:39:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
double jeopardy is where you can NOT be charged with the same offense........so if you have been charged with murder, and then found innocent / guilty regardless of what ever you can NOT be tried for the same crime.
2007-02-18 09:59:41 · answer #7 · answered by candy g 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In basics it is true, it has happened so seldom, you would most likely be arrested and have to use this defense with an attorney at trial.
2007-02-18 10:34:16 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can but you won't. you can track the guy to new orleans but your parole officer will track you but when he finally gets a copy of the guys washington state drivers license he will shoot the guy before he shoots you. and you live happily ever after with your son you haven't seen since you were sent to prison
2007-02-18 11:36:12 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
DOUBLE JEPARDY
Equals your screwed !! It's just like catch 22.Your screwed!Once in the system they do anything to keep ya there.
2007-02-18 10:36:46 · answer #10 · answered by Oh 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋