11. Despite the backlog, the speediness of the Rwandan trials stands in stark contrast to the U.N. tribunal in Arusha, Tanzania, which is investigating the same crimes. 12. Double jeopardy is a term for prosecuting a defendant twice for the same crime, a practice forbidden by the U.S. Constitution. 13. Handelsman said his client cannot be retried for the same crime because the jury had been empaneled and the case was dismissed on the second day of trial. 14. Harris, also awaiting trial, was charged with the same crimes as Barone plus a count of possession of cocaine. 15. His job is neither to exact retribution nor to offer compassion, but to keep them from committing the same crime again. 16. His uncle was sentenced to eight years for the same crime. 17. If several defendants are convicted for the same crime, the state Supreme Court may reverse a death sentence for an accomplice if the killer gets life in prison. 18. In general, work-at-home schemes are particularly dangerous because often victims find themselves perpetrating the very same crime. 19. In fact, U.S. prison sentences are typically longer than the sentences for the same crimes in other countries. 20. In addition, if Cicero banished people who had completed criminal sentences, it could be accused of punishing people twice for the same crime. |