Defendants can be tried in two different states for essentially the same crime,if the crime or an element thereof was committed in those states.

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This is known as dual sovereignty, where both states have the jurisdiction to prosecute the defendant for the same crime if it occurred in both states. However, the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment prevents a defendant from being tried twice for the same crime by the same sovereign entity.

Defendants Can Be Tried in Two Different States for Essentially