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 | + | * '''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> |