Series 2 Episode 8 - Double Jeopardy and Wrongful Acquittals
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Is there such a thing as an appeal against a verdict of Not Guilty?
In this episode we look at the law on what is commonly known as double jeopardy, the idea (entrenched in law for many hundreds of years) that once you have been lawfully tried for an offence and a verdict entered, that is the end of it, even if you are acquitted.
In this series I have looked at numerous examples of when people are wrongfully convicted of a crime, and the various grounds of appeal that might be available to quash a wrongful conviction.
But what about when it can be shown that someone has been wrongly acquitted. Can their Not Guilty verdict be quashed and can they be tried all over again for the same offence? In this episode we find out.
I hope you enjoy this episode and thank you for listening.
NOTES
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