Prohibition of Double Jeopardy: A Case Study
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2015
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The rule against double jeopardy is an age old protection for an accused person not to be
tried and punished again for an offence once he has been finally convicted or acquitted. The
straightforward application of the rule is imperative to prevent the continuous litigations and
keep the accused to lead undisturbed life after his final verdict of acquittal or conviction.
However, the public wants the outcome of the previous trial would be correct one. Sometimes,
an accused person might be acquitted for insufficient evidences but, afterwards new evidences
come into view which strongly points to the guilt of the formerly acquitted person. Then, the
individual right of not to be retried and the need for accurate justice will clash. This paper
therefore finds the middle way for the competing needs of accurate justice and the solid
application of the rule against double jeopardy
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jeopardy, age old protection,