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A quick definition of legal jeopardy:

Legal jeopardy refers to the risk of being found guilty and punished in a criminal trial. This risk begins when a jury is selected or the first witness is sworn in a bench trial. It is also known as jeopardy and is protected by the principle of double jeopardy, which prevents a person from being tried for the same crime twice.

A more thorough explanation:

Legal jeopardy refers to the risk of being convicted and punished that a criminal defendant faces during a trial. It is also known as jeopardy.

In a jury trial, jeopardy attaches when the jury is selected and sworn in. In a bench trial, jeopardy attaches when the first witness is sworn in.

For example, if a person is accused of a crime and a jury is selected and sworn in, that person is now in legal jeopardy. They face the risk of being convicted and punished if the jury finds them guilty.

Another example is if a person is on trial for a crime and the first witness is sworn in during a bench trial. At this point, the person is in legal jeopardy and faces the risk of being convicted and punished if the judge finds them guilty.

Legal jeopardy is an important concept in criminal law because it protects defendants from being tried twice for the same crime, which is known as double jeopardy.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
Congrats1!
21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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