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International

Sep. 11, 2001

Double-Jeopardy Rule Could End in Britain, Barrister Says

ANAHEIM - The British government has proposed some remarkable changes in the criminal justice system, including getting rid of the double-jeopardy rule, a top English barrister and court official told lawyers at the State Bar annual meeting.


By Don J. DeBenedictis
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        ANAHEIM - The British government has proposed some remarkable changes in the criminal justice system, including getting rid of the double-jeopardy rule, a top English ...

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