Autrefois convict
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Bouvier (1839)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Formerly convicted.
In criminal law. A plea by a criminal in bar to an indictment that he has been formerly convicted of the same identical crime. 4 Bl. Comm. 336 ; 4 Steph. Comm. 404; Simco v. State, 9 Ter. App. 348; U. S v. Olsen (D. Ct) 57 Fed. 582; Shepherd v. People, 25 N. Y. 420. Defined under Autrefois in Black's Law Dictionary.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
Form convicted.
In criminal law. A plea by criminal in bar to an indictment that he been formerly convieted of the same ide tical crime. 4 BL Comm. 336; 4 Steph. Comm. 404.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
John Bouvier · 1839
crim. law, pleading, is a plea made by a defendant indicted tor a crime or misdemeanor, that he has formerly been tried and convicted of the same. As a man once tried and acquitted of jan offence is not again to be placed in jeopardy for the same cause, so, a fortiori, if he has suffered the penalty due to his offence, his conviction ought to be a bar to a second indict-. ment for the same cause, least he should be punished twice for the same crime. 2 Hale, 251; 4 Co. 394; 2 Leon. 83. The form of this plea is like that of autrefois acquit, (q- v.) it must set out the former record, and show the identity of the offence and of the person by proper averments. Hawk. B. 2, c. 36; Stark. Cr. Pl. 363; Arch. Cr. Pl. 92; 1 Chit. Cr. Law, 462; 4 BI. Com. 335.