The Double Jeopardy Clause:
A) establishes that a person cannot be prosecuted by the state for a state crime after being acquitted of a federal crime,if the two alleged crimes involved essentially the same facts.
B) prevents a second criminal prosecution for the same offense after the defendant has been acquitted or convicted of that offense.
C) establishes that a single criminal act with multiple victims cannot result in more than one criminal prosecution.
D) bars a private plaintiff from pursuing a civil case against the defendant who was criminally prosecuted for the same alleged conduct.
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