42 U.S.C. § 2000h–1 — Double jeopardy; specific crimes and criminal contempts
submitted 62 years ago by Pub. L. 88-352 to r/title-42-THE-PUBLIC-HEALTH-AND-WELFARE · 108 words · no verdicts yet
A person may not be prosecuted twice for the same act or omission. A conviction or acquittal for a specific crime bars criminal contempt based on that act, and the reverse also applies.
No person should face jeopardy twice under United States law for the same act or omission. Therefore, an acquittal or conviction for a specific Federal crime bars a criminal-contempt proceeding under this Act based on the same act or omission. An acquittal or conviction in such a criminal-contempt proceeding bars a Federal prosecution for a specific crime based on the same act or omission.
No person should be put twice in jeopardy under the laws of the United States for the same act or omission. For this reason, an acquittal or conviction in a prosecution for a specific crime under the laws of the United States shall bar a proceeding for criminal contempt, which is based upon the same act or omission and which arises under the provisions of this Act; and an acquittal or conviction in a proceeding for criminal contempt, which arises under the provisions of this Act, shall bar a prosecution for a specific crime under the laws of the United States based upon the same act or omission.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 88–352, title XI, § 1102, July 2, 1964, 78 Stat. 268.)
- 1964Enacted · Pub. L. 88-352 · 78 Stat. 268
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