Wait...Is That Legal?
A Podcast about TV Shows and Movies and the legal issues they raise. Each episode looks at a legal topic presented in a Movie or TV Show and analyzes it based on the real laws where the episode or movie is set.
Wait...Is That Legal?
State v. Parsons and State v. Parsons
Re: Double Jeopardy/Double Jeopardy (1999)
Can someone be charged for the same crime twice? Can they be charged with the same crime in multiple places? Is murder not always a crime?
Sources:
U.S. Constitution, Amend. 5, 10, 14.
Benton v. Maryland, 395 U.S. 784 (1969).
Blockburger v. U.S., 284 U.S. 299 (1932).
Brown v. Ohio, 432 U.S. 161 (1977).
Gamble v. U.S., 139 S. Ct. 1960 (2019).
Heath v. Alabama, 474 U.S. 82 (1985).
In re Nielsen, 131 U.S. 176 (1889).
McCulloch v. Maryland, 17 U.S. 316 (1819).
Serfass v. U.S., 420 U.S. 377 (1975).
U.S. v. Dixon, 509 U.S. 688 (1993).
U.S. v. Felix, 503 U.S. 378 (1992).
Written, Researched, and Recorded by Céleste Young, 2024.
Music: Out On My Skateboard - Mini Vandals
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