Legal Question in Criminal Law in Texas
double jeopardy
is there a statuate of limitions on double jeopardy
Asked on 10/07/07, 11:14 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Keith Engelke
Law Office of S. Keith Engelke
Re: double jeopardy
no. Both of these are defenses. If the statute of limitations has run on an offense, the state cannot try to punish you for it. Double jeapordy simply says that the the state cannot try to punish you twice for the same offense.
Answered on 10/08/07, 9:10 am
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