Kristallnacht (German pronunciation:; lit. Crystal Night) or Reichskristallnacht (German: ( listen)), also referred to as the Night of Broken Glass, Reichspogromnacht or simply Pogromnacht ( listen), and Novemberpogrome ( listen), was a pogrom against Jews throughout Nazi Germany on 9â10 November 1938, carried out by SA paramilitary forces and ...
Double Jeopardy. The Double Jeopardy Clause in the Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution prohibits anyone from being prosecuted twice for substantially the same crime. See, e.g. United States v. Ursery, 518 US 267 (1996) . See also: 1  The Annotated Constitution of the United States entry on double jeopardy.
Double jeopardy is a procedural defence that prevents an accused person from being tried again on the same charges and on the same facts, following a valid acquittal or conviction. If this issue is raised, evidence will be placed before the court, which will normally rule as a preliminary matter whether the plea is substantiated; if it is, the projected trial will be prevented from proceeding. In some countries, including Canada, Mexico and the United States, the guarantee against being twice p