☩ SOTERIAN GLOSSARY ☩

Living Language Lexicon of the Soteria Covenant

Jeopardy (Detail)

The risk of conviction and punishment — attaches when the jury is sworn (jury trial) or when the first witness is called (bench trial). Double jeopardy bars retrial after acquittal.

Category: Criminal Law · Source: U.S. Constitution, Amend. V
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