Samuel was tried in federal court and acquitted on the charge of robbing a federally insured bank. He was then convicted in state court for the same offense. The second conviction:
A) violates the Fifth Amendment because he was tried twice for the same offense.
B) violates the Fifth Amendment because he can only be convicted on the second prosecution if he was convicted on the first.
C) does not violate the Fifth Amendment because he was convicted by different jurisdictions.
D) does not violate the Fifth Amendment because he was acquitted on the federal charge.
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