MPs, the government pushed through the double-jeopardy reform as part of the 2003 Criminal Justice Act.
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Finally, the companies complain that they are facing double-jeopardy, having already paid up to the states.
The grounds for making murder a unique exception to the double-jeopardy principle are shaky.
Michigan, a double-jeopardy case, Sotomayor wrote the opinion and conservative Samuel Alito dissented, drawing no other conservatives with him.
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In that case, British double-jeopardy laws likely would preclude him from being extradited to the U.S. to face similar charges, the lawyers say.
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Last year, a committee of members of Parliament suggested that the double-jeopardy rule should be changed only in cases punishable by life imprisonment.
If Mr. Hayes is tried or enters into a plea agreement in the U.S., British prosecutors wouldn't be able to try him on similar charges under U.K. double-jeopardy rules, according to criminal-defense lawyers who aren't involved in Mr. Hayes's case.
Not surprisingly, jury-tampering is suspected, and the case was appealed to the Russian Supreme Court. (Double-jeopardy rules don't exist in Russia, and 25% to 50% of criminal cases are reversed on appeal.) The lead prosecutor has spoken of "gross violations" of procedural laws but won't elaborate publicly.
They apply to 30 serious crimes - including murder, rape, Class A drug offences and war crimes - but double jeopardy remains in force for lesser offences.
"We have principles that are well-founded within our Constitution, one of which is double jeopardy, " Jackson said.
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His acquittal was specifically referred to by Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill when the new double jeopardy law came into force in November following a two-year review by the Scottish Law Commission.
The system is not intended to enable this kind of double jeopardy, and this could hypothetically be attributed to a lack of joined-up thinking among the content owners and those who represent their interests.
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