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Double jeopardy

  • 24-05-2010 8:42am
    #1
    MagicSean
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,897 ✭✭✭


    At what point does double jeopardy apply to a person? Is it when they are charged, put on election or when a verdict is passed?


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  • #2
    testicle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,429 ✭✭✭testicle


    Verdict.


  • #3
    MagicSean
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,897 ✭✭✭MagicSean


    So if a trial isn't going well the dpp can withdraw the charges and do it all again in a few months? Are there any limits to this?


  • #4
    Tom Young
    Legal Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 4,338 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tom Young


    The next section is courtesy of Wikipedia, but the definition is right:
    Nolle prosequi is a declaration made by a prosecutor in a criminal case or by a plaintiff in a civil lawsuit either before or during trial, meaning the case against the defendant is being dropped. The declaration may be made because the charges cannot be proved, the evidence has demonstrated either innocence or a fatal flaw in the prosecution's claim, or the prosecutor no longer thinks the accused is guilty, and/or the accused has died. It is generally made after indictment, but is not a guarantee that the person will not be reindicted.


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