In jurisprudence,double jeopardy is a procedural defence that prevents an accused person from being tried again on the same charges following an acquittal or conviction and in rare cases prosecutorial and/or judge misconduct in the same jurisdiction. Double jeopardy is a common concept in criminal law - in civil law,a similar concept is that of res judicata. The double jeopardy protection in criminal prosecutions only bars an identical prosecution for the same offence,however,a different offence may be charged on identical evidence at a second trial. Res judicata protection is stronger - it precludes any causes of action or claims that arise from a previously litigated subject matter.
The White House Farm murders took place near the village of Tolleshunt D'Arcy,Essex,England,United Kingdom,during the night of 6–7 August 1985. Nevill and June Bamber were shot and killed inside their farmhouse at White House Farm along with their adopted daughter,Sheila Caffell,and Sheila's six-year-old twin sons,Daniel and Nicholas Caffell. The only surviving member of the immediate family was their adopted son,Jeremy Bamber,then 24 years old,who said he had been at home a few miles away when the shooting took place.
Barry Michael George is an English man who was found guilty of the murder of English television presenter Jill Dando and whose conviction was overturned on appeal.
R v Adams [1996] EWCA Crim 10 and 222,are rulings in the United Kingdom that banned the expression in court of headline (soundbite),standalone Bayesian statistics from the reasoning admissible before a jury in DNA evidence cases,in favour of the calculated average number of matching incidences among the nation's population. The facts involved strong but inconclusive evidence conflicting with the DNA evidence,leading to a retrial.
Vanburn Alonzo Holder is a Barbadian former first-class cricketer who played in 40 Test matches and 12 One Day Internationals for the West Indies cricket team between 1969 and 1979. A fast-medium bowler,he bowled alongside the likes of Charlie Griffith and Wes Hall. Holder,who also played for English county cricket side Worcestershire,was appointed an honorary vice president of the club in 2021. He was a member of the squad which won the 1975 Cricket World Cup.
Channon Gail Christian,aged 21,and Hugh Christopher Newsom Jr.,aged 23,were from Knoxville,Tennessee,United States. They were kidnapped on the evening of January 6,2007,when Christian's vehicle was carjacked. The couple were taken to a rental house. Both of them were raped,tortured,and murdered. Four males and one female were arrested,charged,and convicted in the case. In 2007,a grand jury indicted Letalvis Darnell Cobbins,Lemaricus Devall Davidson,George Geovonni Thomas,and Vanessa Lynn Coleman on counts of kidnapping,robbery,rape,and murder. Also in 2007,Eric DeWayne Boyd was indicted by a federal grand jury of being an accessory to a carjacking,resulting in serious bodily injury to another person and misprision of a felony. In 2018,Boyd was indicted on state-level charges of kidnapping,robbery,rape,and murder.
The Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides:"[N]or shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb..." The four essential protections included are prohibitions against,for the same offense:
R v R[1991] UKHL 12 is a decision in which the House of Lords determined that under English criminal law,it is a crime for a husband to rape his wife.
Rape is a statutory offence in England and Wales. The offence is created by section 1 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003:
(1) A person (A) commits an offence if—
(2) Whether a belief is reasonable is to be determined having regard to all the circumstances,including any steps A has taken to ascertain whether B consents.
(3) Sections 75 and 76 apply to an offence under this section.
(4) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable,on conviction on indictment,to imprisonment for life.
R v Wang (2005) in the criminal law of England and Wales is the binding precedent,from the highest court,that a judge in England or in Wales is not entitled to direct,or instruct,order or require,a jury to return a verdict of guilty.
Sir Brian Henry Leveson is a retired English judge who served as the President of the Queen's Bench Division and Head of Criminal Justice.
R v Evans and McDonald was the prosecution of two footballers,Ched Evans and Clayton McDonald,who were accused of the rape of a woman. On 20 April 2012,Evans was convicted and sentenced to five years imprisonment. McDonald was acquitted. Several people were later fined after naming the woman on Twitter and other social media websites.
Tom Kohler-Cadmore is an English professional cricketer who plays for Somerset. He is a right-handed batsman who also bowls right-arm off spin.
Lurking doubt,also known as the Cooper test,is a legal test allowing an appeal court in England and Wales to overturn a conviction on the basis that it disagrees with the jury's verdict.
Joe Michael Clarke is an English cricketer who plays for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. He is a right-handed batsman who also plays as a wicket-keeper. He made his first-class debut for Worcestershire against Hampshire in May 2015. He was educated at Llanfyllin High School. Following Worcestershire’s relegation to Division Two of the County Championship in 2018,he joined Nottinghamshire on a four-year deal.
R v Jogee[2016] UKSC 8 was a 2016 judgment of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom that reversed previous case law on joint enterprise. The Supreme Court delivered its ruling jointly with the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council,which was considering an appeal from Jamaica,Ruddock v The Queen [2016] UKPC 7.
Patrick Rhys Brown is an English cricketer who plays for Worcestershire. He made his international debut for England in November 2019.
Thomas James Price is an English cricketer.
In the context of a jury trial,the term unsafe verdict refers to a judicial finding that a jury's guilty verdict is unsafe and should be overturned.
McNally v R [Crim 1051 (2013)],is a 2013 court decision in which the English and Wales Court of Appeals (EWCA) ruled that Scottish student Justine McNally's prior conviction of six counts of sexual assault by penetration would be upheld. McNally's sentence,however,was reduced. The convictions were made under the Sexual Offences Act 2003. Various other cases were explored to maintain the conviction,expanding the previously slim "rape by deception" laws. McNally v R was one of the first cases to display gender fraud or gender deception arguments.
