# double jeopardy (movie) - legal expert's opinion?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 5, 1999, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-jeopardy-movie-legal-experts-opinion/3787 "1999-10-05T18:30:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 8, 1999, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-jeopardy-movie-legal-experts-opinion/3787/21 "1999-10-08T14:50:00Z")

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More than that, except for the we-know-it-but-we-can’t-prove-it case, wouldn’t it be malfeasance to refuse to prosecute a felony?

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John W. Kennedy  
“Compact is becoming contract; man only earns and pays.”  
– Charles Williams

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