Jeopardy in United States
Jeopardy Definition
Peril; danger. See Baldw. (U. S.) 93. The usual technical use of the term is in connection with the rule of criminal law, that no person shall be twice put in jeopardy for the same offense. Const. U. S. art. 5, Amend. A person is in jeopardy, within this rule, when a trial jury is impanelled and sworn to try his case (83 Ind. 331; 18 N. Y. 128; 105 Pa. St. 1) upon issue joined (111 Ind. 47) by plea to a valid indictment (105 Mass. 53; 5 Md. 82) in a court of competent jurisdiction (7 Mich. 162; 48 N. J. Law, 371), and the jury has been charged with his deliverance (23 Pa. St. 12; 2 Kelly [Ga.] 60). Where the practice of charging the jury with the deliverance of the prisoner at the outset does not obtain, jeopardy attaches wh n the jury is sworn. / There are some holdings that jeopardy does not attach till after verdict. 5 Litt. (Ky.) 137; 1 Walk. (Miss.) 134.
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Peril; danger. See Baldw. (U. S.) 93. The usual technical use of the term is in connection with the rule of criminal law, that no person shall be twice put in jeopardy for the same offense. Const. U. S. art. 5, Amend. A person is in jeopardy, within this rule, when a trial jury is impanelled and sworn to try his case (83 Ind. 331; 18 N. Y. 128; 105 Pa. St. 1) upon issue joined (111 Ind. 47) by plea to a valid indictment (105 Mass. 53; 5 Md. 82) in a court of competent jurisdiction (7 Mich. 162; 48 N. J. Law, 371), and the jury has been charged with his deliverance (23 Pa. St. 12; 2 Kelly [Ga.] 60). Where the practice of charging the jury with the deliverance of the prisoner at the outset does not obtain, jeopardy attaches wh n the jury is sworn. / There are some holdings that jeopardy does not attach till after verdict. 5 Litt. (Ky.) 137; 1 Walk. (Miss.) 134.
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See double jeopardy (in U.S. law).
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Meaning of Jeopardy
In plain or simple terms, Jeopardy means: The peril in which an accused is placed. After that, the accused may not be tried later for the same offense. See doublejeopardy.
Jeopardy
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Jeopardy in the U.S. Code: Title 26, Subtitle F, Chapter 70, Subchapter A
The current, permanent, in-force federal laws regulating jeopardy are compiled in the United States Code under Title 26, Subtitle F, Chapter 70, Subchapter A. It constitutes “prima facie” evidence of statutes relating to Tax Administration (including jeopardy) of the United States. The reader can further narrow his/her legal research of the general topic (in this case, Jeopardy of the US Code, including jeopardy) by chapter and subchapter.
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Double Jeopardy.
Further Reading (Articles)
Jeopardy Album, NPR Weekend All Things Considered; December 20, 2009; GUY RAZ
‘Wheel,’ ‘Jeopardy!’ are bigger than TV, Deseret News (Salt Lake City); November 20, 2008; Frazier Moore Associated Press
Double Jeopardy, Encyclopedia of the American Constitution; January 1, 2000
Double Jeopardy Protection from Civil Sanctions after Hudson V. United States, Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology; March 22, 1999; Melenyzer, Lisa
Double jeopardy protection from civil sanctions after Hudson v. United States, Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology; April 1, 1999; Melenyzer, Lisa
‘Wheel’ and ‘Jeopardy!’ are bigger than TV, AP Worldstream; November 21, 2008; FRAZIER MOORE
Double Jeopardy: The History, the Law. (Review Essay / A Rough Country Guide: Double Jeopardy, Doctrine, and Realism)., Criminal Justice Ethics; January 1, 2001; Pillsbury, Samuel H.
Double Jeopardy and the United States Sentencing Guidelines, Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology; June 22, 1996; Wiet, Elizabeth J.
Double Jeopardy Law Made Simple, The Yale Law Journal; April 1, 1997; Amar, Akhil Reed
‘JEOPARDY’ CHAMP BECOMES A STAR.(Living), The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH); July 23, 2004
Not whether you win… // `Jeopardy!’ contestants enjoy celebrity status, Chicago Sun-Times; February 22, 1998; BOB KURSON
‘Jeopardy!’ fan wins cruise to Galapagos, The Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY); July 12, 2009; Nancy A. Fischer
The New Classroom Jeopardy!, Multimedia & Internet@Schools; November 1, 2005; Doe, Charles
The Double Jeopardy Clause, Newly Discovered Evidence, and an “Unofficial”
Exception to Double Jeopardy: A Comparative International Perspective, Albany Law Review; March 22, 2013; DeBraccio, Steven V.
Asian-American Contestant, ‘Villain’ of ‘Jeopardy,’ Set To Return, NPR All Things Considered; February 21, 2014; Hansi Lo Wang
Witte v. United States: Double jeopardy and the United States sentencing guidelines, Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology; July 1, 1996; Wiet, Elizabeth J
BIG WINNER LIFTS ‘JEOPARDY’.(Entertainment/Weekend/Spotlight), Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); July 8, 2004; Saunders, Dusty
Double Jeopardy (Update 1), Encyclopedia of the American Constitution; January 1, 2000
The` case of Ex Parte Lange (or how the double jeopardy clause lost its “life or limb”), American Criminal Law Review; January 1, 1999; Limbaugh, Stephen N Jr
Question: What is eat clams or try out for ‘Jeopardy!’ ; About 1,300 people go for the 10-item test, and 140 advance to an audition., Portland Press Herald (Portland, ME); July 22, 2006; RAY ROUTHIER Staff Writer
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