Brachtenbach, J. The fifth amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees that no person shall “be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb”; this guarantee is made enforceable against the states through the Fourteenth Amendment. Benton v. Maryland, <a href="/opinion/107980/benton-v-m…
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