Double jeopardy
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Double jeopardy is a procedural defence that prevents an accused person from being tried again on the same (or similar) charges and on the same facts, following a valid acquittal or conviction.
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See also
- Sam Sheppard
- Emmett Till
- David Smith, British man acquitted of the murder of a prostitute in 1993, only to be convicted of murdering another sex worker in an "almost identical" case in 1999
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