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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 2000h-1. Double jeopardy; specific crimes and criminal contempts
No person should be put twice in jeopardy under the laws of the
United States for the same act or omission. For this reason, an
acquittal or conviction in a prosecution for a specific crime under
the laws of the United States shall bar a proceeding for criminal
contempt, which is based upon the same act or omission and which
arises under the provisions of this Act; and an acquittal or
conviction in a proceeding for criminal contempt, which arises
under the provisions of this Act, shall bar a prosecution for a
specific crime under the laws of the United States based upon the
same act or omission.
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