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Article
Prosecutor Appeals After Acquittal and the Oscar Pistorius Case
Texas Tech Law Review
(2020)
Abstract
This article examines double jeopardy principles in the United States, in particular the history of prosecutor appeals in various scenarios to include both acquittal and conviction.This article also contrasts the United States’ view of prosecutor appeals with South Africa’s, and identifies how these differences played out in the Pistorius case. The author advocates for a re-examination of the United States’ double jeopardy principles as it pertains to the overall prohibition of prosecutor appeals in the acquittal context.
Keywords
- double jeopardy,
- Oscar Pistorius,
- prosecutor appeals
Disciplines
Publication Date
2020
Citation Information
53 Tex. Tech L. Rev. ___ (2020).