Double Jeopardy (Creative writing story to explain the 5th amendment article of double jeopardy)

It all started on a warm Sunday night in the middle of July. I was walking from Boys Hot Springs to my house a little after eight o'clock. As I was walking, I got pulled into an alley by a dark figure. As my eyes adjusted to the light I could see a man standing in front of me. Soon he utters, "Hey kid, this is a stickup! Give me your wallet and your gold …showed first 75 words of 421 total…

…showed last 75 words of 421 total…to the Fifth Amendment I may not lawfully be prosecuted a second time for the same act, seeing as I was acquitted. However, if a mistrial had occurred or in which the jury failed to agree, I could have been subject to a retrial. Just as long as my trial ended upon either acquittal or with sentencing after conviction, jeopardy has begun; thus not allowing me to be retried for the murder of Chris Iverson.