Does the doctrine of double jeopardy apply to conservatorship proceedings?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Conservatorship of the Pers. of C.S. Sonoma Cnty. Pub. Conservator v. C.S., A145416 (Cal. App. 2015):
4. The doctrine of double jeopardy does not apply to conservatorship proceedings. (Conservatorship of Baber (1984) 153 Cal.App.3d 542, 549-550; contrast People v. Seel (2004) 34 Cal.4th 535, 542 [in criminal case, finding on appeal that evidence was insufficient to sustain a conviction is comparable to an acquittal and bars a second trial].)
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