42-U.S.C.-2000H-1

§2000H-1 – §2000H-1. Double Jeopardy; Specific Crimes and Criminal Contempts

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Title 42 > Chapter 21 > Subchapter IX > Section 2000h-1

Details

• Reference: Section 2000h-1
• Legend: §2000H-1 – §2000H-1. Double Jeopardy; Specific Crimes and Criminal Contempts
• USCode Year: 2011

Provision Content

No person should be put twice in jeopardy under the laws of the United States for the same act or omission. For this reason, an acquittal or conviction in a prosecution for a specific crime under the laws of the United States shall bar a proceeding for criminal contempt, which is based upon the same act or omission and which arises under the provisions of this Act; and an acquittal or conviction in a proceeding for criminal contempt, which arises under the provisions of this Act, shall bar a prosecution for a specific crime under the laws of the United States based upon the same act or omission.

(Pub. L. 88–352, title XI, §1102, July 2, 1964, 78 Stat. 268.)

References in Text

This Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 88–352, July 2, 1964, 78 Stat. 241, as amended, known as the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which is classified principally to subchapters II to IX of this chapter (§2000a et seq.). For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2000a of this title and Tables.

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42-U.S.C.-2000C in the Legal Encyclopedia: Justice System

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42-U.S.C.-2000C-2 in the Legal Encyclopedia: Civil Rights

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