Which of these statements best describes double jeopardy? a citizen cannot be indicted before being tried for a serious crime. a citizen cannot be forced to testify to a crime. a citizen cannot be forced to testify for more than one day in court. a citizen cannot be tried twice for the same crime.

“A citizen cannot be tried twice for the same crime” best describes double jeopardy.

Double jeopardy is a procedural defense that forbids a defendant from being tried again on the same charges in the same case following a legitimate acquittal or conviction.

The correct answer between all the choices given is the last choice

A citizen cannot be tried twice for the same crime.

Double jeopardy is a methodology which prevents an accused individual from being examined again on the similar charges and on the identical evidence, following a valid dismissal or punishment

As explained by the U.S. Supreme Court in its collective decision on the matters dealing with double jeopardy, "the prohibition is not against being twice imprisoned, but against being twice put in danger and the accused, whether condemned or excused, is uniformly put in jeopardy at the initial trials.

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