same offense
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From 206 U.S. 333 - Grafton v. United States · 1907Most cited · 517 citing opinions
If a person be tried for an offense in a tribunal deriving its jurisdiction and authority from the United States, and is acquitted or convicted, he cannot again be tried for the same offense in another tribunal deriving its jurisdiction and authority from the United States.