The Fifth Amendment guarantees constitutional protection from facing double jeopardy – trial or punishment for the same offense twice. After a mistrial, a retrial can normally proceed – but ...

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After a mistrial, a retrial can normally proceed – but Read's lawyers argue the unique circumstances in her case place her under double jeopardy on the two charges jurors agreed on but did not ...

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She has sought dismissal of the charges on double jeopardy grounds. But every court that has taken up the case has denied Read. Norfolk Superior Court Judge Beverly Cannone, who is overseeing the ...

With her upcoming retrial, Read’s lawyers suggest that if she is being charged again with the previously dropped charges, then it would cause double jeopardy. Read and her legal team have ...

A Texas man accused of defrauding health care programs of more than $140 million lost his appeal to avoid retrial on the charges after the Fifth Circuit said he forfeited his double jeopardy claim.