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High Court Rejects Double Jeopardy Claim in Tribal Justice

The Crime Report

In a ruling that will have major implications for tribal justice, the Supreme Court has ruled that Merle Denezpi’s double-jeopardy rights under the Fifth Amendment were not violated by a second, federal court prosecution following his conviction and sentencing by a Court of Indian Offenses for the same incident, SCOTUSBlog reported.

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