Double Jeopardy

[Dan The Fan]

Would you consider it?


For those of you living under rocks :

Double jeopardy is a procedural defense that forbids a defendant from being tried twice for the same crime on the same set of facts.

[Goose]

Consider it?

I thought this law had been abolished 5 years ago........

[SE13]

It has been, however you can still be tried twice for the same crime if new evidence is presented.

[gzagee]

The Lawrence Family were still waiting for justice despite new evidence coming to light. So much for Double Jeopardy

[UFGN]

It has been, however you can still be tried twice for the same crime if new evidence is presented.

Whats to stop the Police witholding some evidence, keeping it in reserve so they can have another go if they dont get the result they want first time round?

Then going to a judge..."oh, weve found this new evidence, we want another trial"