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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780023603321

Autore

Thomas George C (George Conner), <1947->

Titolo

Double jeopardy [[electronic resource] ] : the history, the law / / George C. Thomas III

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : New York University Press, c1998

ISBN

0-8147-8441-0

0-585-42498-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (363 p.)

Disciplina

345.73/04

Soggetti

Double jeopardy - United States - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-340) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The road back to Blackstone : an overview of the argument -- Double jeopardy policy and history -- Standard double jeopardy approaches -- "Life or limb" blameworthiness -- Singular/distinct blameworthiness -- Bringing coherence to same-offense doctrine -- Unifying same-offense theory : a blameworthiness test of collateral estoppel -- Second jeopardies : a fresh look at Blackstone's solution -- The role of legislative intent in determining the end of jeopardy -- A final defense : a bill of particulars and an answer.

Sommario/riassunto

In the first book-length book on the subject in over a quarter century, George C. Thomas III advances an integrated theory of double jeopardy law, a theory anchored in historical, doctrinal, and philosophical method. Despite popular belief, double jeopardy has never been a limitation on the legislature. It functions instead to keep prosecutors and judges from imposing more than one criminal judgment for the same offense. Determining when seemingly different offenses constitute the "same offense" is no easy task. Nor is it always easy to determine when a defendant has suffered more than one criminal judgment. Tracing American double jeopardy doctrine back to twelfth century English law, the book develops a jurisprudential account of double jeopardy that recognizes the central role of the legislature in creating criminal law blameworthiness.