Double Jeopardy : : The History, The Law / / George C. Thomas, III.
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 legislat...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000 |
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Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [1998] ©1998 |
Year of Publication: | 1998 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Road Back to Blackstone -- 2. Double Jeopardy Policy and History -- 3. Standard Double Jeopardy Approaches -- 4. “Life or Limb” Blameworthiness -- 5. Singular/Distinct Blameworthiness -- 6. Bringing Coherence to Same-Offense Doctrine -- 7. Unifying Same-Offense Theory -- 8. Second Jeopardies -- 9. The Role of Legislative Intent in Determining the End of Jeopardy -- 10. A Final Defense -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author |
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Summary: | 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. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780814784419 9783110716924 |
DOI: | 10.18574/nyu/9780814784419.001.0001 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | George C. Thomas, III. |