Difference between revisions of "Double Jeopardy"

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== International Examples of the Double Jeopardy Clause ==
 
== International Examples of the Double Jeopardy Clause ==
  
* '''China''' - In China, there is no equivalent to the Double Jeapardy Clause and Procurators may appeal an aquittal of a defendant.
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* '''China''' - In China, there is no equivalent to the Double Jeapardy Clause and Procurators may appeal a defendant's aquittal.
  
 
*'''Tanzania''' - "A person shall not be punished twice, either under the provisions of this Code or under the provisions of any other law, for the same offence."<ref> Tanzania Penal Code Section 21</ref>
 
*'''Tanzania''' - "A person shall not be punished twice, either under the provisions of this Code or under the provisions of any other law, for the same offence."<ref> Tanzania Penal Code Section 21</ref>

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