California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Ramos, E065207 (Cal. App. 2018):
" ' "The constitutional prohibition against 'double jeopardy' was designed to protect an individual from being subjected to the hazards of trial and possible conviction more than once for an alleged offense. . . ." ' [Citation.] Courts 'have disparaged "rigid, mechanical" rules in the interpretation of the Double Jeopardy Clause. [Citation.]' [Citation.] 'The exaltation of form over substance is to be avoided.' [Citation.] The standards for determining when a double jeopardy violation has occurred are not to be applied mechanically." (People v. Saunders, supra, 5 Cal.4th at p. 593)
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