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autrefois

autrefois (oh-tr[schwa]-fwahoroh-t[schwa]r-foyz). [Law French] On another occasion; formerly. autrefois acquit ([schwa]-kwitor a-kee). A plea in bar of arraignment that the defendant has been acquitted of the offense. — Also termed former acquittal. See DOUBLE JEOPARDY. [Cases: Criminal Law 289–297; Double Jeopardy 100. 1. C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 381–383.] “Suppose that a transgressor is charged and

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identity of offenses

identity of offenses (对是否属于)同一犯罪的验证 英美等国宪法有「一罪不二罚」〔autrefois〕的原则,即一个人不能因同一犯罪而两次受到起诉。对两罪是否属于同一犯罪的验证有两种情况:一种是看两罪在实质上是否是独立的和不同的,即是否触犯一种罪而不必触犯另一种罪;另一种是看两罪是否以同样的证据来证明。如果某人同时触犯了两项罪,而每项罪都可独立实施,那么,即使对两罪的起诉基于相同的事实,也不属于同一犯罪;若检控方基于不同的犯罪事实而对某人同时实施的两项犯罪提起两项起诉,也不违反「一事不再理」原则。

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respondeat ouster

respondeat ouster (ri-spon-dee-at ow-st[schwa]r). [Latin “let him make further answer”] An interlocutory judgment or order that a party who made a dilatory plea that has been denied must now plead on the merits. — Also termed judgment respondeat ouster. [Cases: Pleading 111.47.] “In case of felony, if the plea be held bad, the judgment is

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plea in bar

plea in bar. A plea that seeks to defeat the plaintiff’s or prosecutor’s action completely and permanently. general plea in bar. A criminal defendant’s plea of not guilty by which the defendant denies every fact and circumstance necessary to be convicted of the crime charged. [Cases: Criminal Law 299. C.J.S. Criminal Law § 378.] special

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