In certain circumstances, telling a suspect that his family member will be charged with a crime will render a subsequent confession by the suspect ina...

Can I be prosecuted in both federal and state court for basically the same crime? Pursuant to OCGA 16-1-8 C, an accused who has been formally prose...

In Laster v. State 268 Ga. 172 (1997) the court observed: once the jury is impaneled and sworn, jeopardy attaches and the accused is entitled to have ...

Our conversation about double jeopardy is an important one because nothing is worse than being retried for the same thing twice. It can be a highly ex...