Hypothetically, if someone does 10 years for a crime he didn't commit. And they discover that it wasn't him and release him, can he commit a crime and if caught use some of those10 years as time served so he doesn't have to do any time for that crime?
2007-03-14 21:02:13 · 10 answers · asked by Benito P 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
No, the system doesn't unfortunately build up credits in that way. But the amount of compensation your hypothetical person is likely to be paid for those wasted years of his life should surely give him no incentive towards a life of crime?
2007-03-14 22:04:39 · answer #1 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Double Jeopardy only applies to theb specific facts of the charges. being tried for a crime 10 years later would be a different crime....The Ashley Judd movie was false in its theory.
2007-03-15 19:37:36 · answer #2 · answered by Dr. Luv 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. That would be hypothetically unethical. It would set a precedent that would cause wrongfully convicted people to think they had a free pass to commit crimes. No judge in his right mind would allow it. Although it is sad that these things sometimes happen, it is our civic duty to behave ourselves even when bad things happen.
2007-03-15 04:19:17 · answer #3 · answered by Lesley M 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no he has to serve time for the crime he did and can be compsensated for the crime he did not do.
2007-03-15 04:13:29 · answer #4 · answered by Steven W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think, logically, it should be but morally, it can’t be. There are many wrongs and mistakes in our life which we can’t repay by another mistake or wrong of the same weight.
One can hardly get some financial benefits for such wrong actions on him/her but not the right to do a crime of the same value to pay his/her sufferings and loss for the wrong action done to him/her.
2007-03-15 05:25:27 · answer #5 · answered by The Falcon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope. because the time served was for a different crime
2007-03-15 04:09:45 · answer #6 · answered by Chit P 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, because the penalty is to the very crime he's accused of
2007-03-15 04:11:14 · answer #7 · answered by tolitstolites 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hahahaha No
But he will be rich, after he sues the crap out of everyone!
2007-03-15 04:05:54 · answer #8 · answered by carpentershammerer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No,no,no,no,.noooooooooooooooooooo.
2007-03-15 04:14:30 · answer #9 · answered by darlene100568 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i am not sure but why are you asking this? are you the guy mentioned?
2007-03-15 04:12:25 · answer #10 · answered by . 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋