Procedural Defenses to White-Collar Crime
Learn about other types of procedural defenses of white-collar crime charges, such as double jeopardy, multiplicity, selective prosecution, and prejudicial joinder.
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In addition to timing-related defenses, a defense to white-collar crime charges may focus on other procedural aspects of the prosecution.
I. Double Jeopardy and Multiplicity
The Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment prohibits multiple prosecutions for the same offense. Thus, a defendant generally may not face successive prosecutions for the same criminal act. However, under the dual-sovereignty doctrine, double jeopardy doesn’t prohibit successive prosecutions for the same conduct...
