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Sunday, April 13, 2003

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Issued 13/04/2003 at 00:40 AEST

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Ipswich	16 - 29
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Spencer's question of the week

The law of double jeopardy is an old legal protection, which prevents someone being tried twice for the same crime.

Queensland's Attorney General, Rod Welford, says new DNA techniques may unearth evidence of guilt after a person has been aquitted of a crime, and the law should be reconsidered.

Civil liberties groups are warning against any change to the principle of double jeopardy.

Should "Double Jeopardy" be dumped, so that a person could be tried more than once (for the same crime)?

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