CHILDREN AND THE LAW
...Delinquency Matters
......Pre-Adjudication Issues
.........Double Jeopardy
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Fifth Amendment prohibition against double jeopardy.

State double jeopardy prohibition.

Fifth Amendment ban against double jeopardy applies to juvenile delinquency proceedings.

Mid-trial amendment of wardship petition to add new, related charge did not constitute double jeopardy, but still improper.

Once minor found unfit, juvenile court may not exercise jurisdiction on pending charge; any subsequent juvenile matter reversed on appeal may be remanded to adult criminal court without double jeopardy bar.