High Court Rejects Double Jeopardy Claim in Tribal Justice
The Crime Report
JUNE 14, 2022
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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