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[Previously convicted in French] A *special plea in bar
of arraignment in which the defendant is alleged to have been convicted previously
by a court with jurisdiction over the same matter (or one that is substantially the same)
The offense against which he is presently accused or that which he might have been
having been convicted on a prior indictment for the same (or a substantially similar offense).
inappropriate behavior. The issue is determined by the judge at the time this confession is entered. When the appeal
The indictment is barred from further proceedings if it is successful. Whichever the plea may be
when combined with a not-guilty one. The 2003 Criminal Justice Act permits
retrial in a restricted variety of offenses where compelling new evidence is presented.
There is evidence that the acquitted individual committed the offense, and a retrial is imminent.
in the pursuit of justice's interests.
[Previously convicted in French] A *special plea in bar
of arraignment in which the defendant is alleged to have been convicted previously
by a court with jurisdiction over the same matter (or one that is substantially the same)
The offense against which he is presently accused or that which he might have been
having been convicted on a prior indictment for the same (or a substantially similar offense).
inappropriate behavior. The issue is determined by the judge at the time this confession is entered. When the appeal
The indictment is barred from further proceedings if it is successful. Whichever the plea may be
when combined with a not-guilty one. The 2003 Criminal Justice Act permits
retrial in a restricted variety of offenses where compelling new evidence is presented.
There is evidence that the acquitted individual committed the offense, and a retrial is imminent.
in the pursuit of justice's interests.
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