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Abolishing the rule of double jeopardy after a full trial and jury acquittal is unprincipled and impractical, he said.
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Does the Merger Regulation prevent double jeopardy ?
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Lawyers argued that it would be unfair and oppressive to remove the protection of the double jeopardy rule.
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None was a case of double jeopardy .
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Nor is there any double jeopardy bar to a civil case following a criminal acquittal.
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The review of double jeopardy is not a zany proposal.