[DOWNLOAD] "Wade v. Hunter" by Supreme Court of the United States # eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Wade v. Hunter
- Author : Supreme Court of the United States
- Release Date : January 25, 1949
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 56 KB
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The Fifth Amendment to the Constitution provides that a person shall not "be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb" for the same offense. The petitioner, now in prison under a court-martial conviction for a serious offense, contends he is entitled to his freedom because another court-martial had previously put him in jeopardy for the same offense. The first court-martial was dissolved by the convening authority before the court reached a decision. The Government contends that the Fifth Amendments double-jeopardy provision, if applicable to military courts, did not bar the second court-martial conviction here because, as the Government views the record, dissolution of the first court-martial was dictated by a pressing military tactical situation. The circumstances from which these contentions arise are as follows.