Double Jeopardy Maria De Lourdes Giron-Rodriguez Wiregrass Technical Abstract Double jeopardy is the prosecution of a person two times for the same offense, or offenses. Double jeopardy is written as the fifth amendment of the United States Constitution. “no person should ever … be subject for the same offense to be two times put in jeopardy of life or limb.” This amendment forbids the state and the federal government from indicting individuals for the same offense more than twice; or punishing
If you ask someone what they think about the Fifth Amendment, most people will likely point out that it provides citizens a right against self-incrimination. However, besides the well-known “plead the Fifth” clause, the Fifth Amendment provides a number of other important privileges and protections including the right to a grand jury for capital offences, the right to due process, the right to fair compensation when the government takes your property and a prohibition against being prosecuted or
carry a weapon.A well regulated militia, being necessary for the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.States like texas lets you carry any types of guns with no licenses or permit and in California you need a licenses and a permit.The 2nd amendment allows you to protect yourself in your house or in public each state have different rules about the 2nd amendment. right to bear arms to protect themselves from violent assaults. Unfortunately, reality
is tried as an adult. Offenders can enter the juvenile justice system if they have not reached the age of 18, but severity of the crime can determine if the juvenile will be tried as an adult. Juvenile delinquency is still a major issue in the United States in today’s society. Many young children before the Commonwealth v. Fisher case were subject to the same criminal laws and regulations of adult offenders. There were no exceptions to young offenders by having a specialized juvenile court to try
in legal and political dialogue in the United States. Indeed, it would not be an exaggeration to state that the concepts of separation of powers and federalism have a significant impact in shaping the American political system, including the criminal justice system, that exist today. In New York v. United States (1992), Justice O’Connor noted that the issue of federalism, “discerning the proper division of authority between the Federal Government and the States”, was “perhaps our oldest question of
are twenty-seven amendments to the US Constitution giving all US citizens a variety of rights. You may ask, but why is this important? Is there a reason we should even know about them? Truth is, yes, we do have to know them for privacy reasons, government issues, protection, and within others. In the next couple paragraphs, ten out of the twenty-seven amendments will mentioned in specific detail for a better understanding. Being a US citizen has its perks, but knowing the amendments of the Constitution