Opinion ID: 2576140
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Heading: U.S. and Hawai`i Constitutional prohibitions against double jeopardy

Text: Article 1, section 10 of the Hawai`i Constitution provides the following protection: nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy[.] The fifth amendment to the United States Constitution similarly provides that nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb[.] These constitutional safeguards are commonly referred to as providing protection against double jeopardy. In State v. Lessary, 75 Haw. 446, 865 P.2d 150 (1994), this court pointed out that double jeopardy provides protection in three scenarios: It protects against a second prosecution for the same offense after acquittal. It protects against a second prosecution for the same offense after conviction. And it protects against multiple punishments for the same offense. Lessary, 75 Haw. at 454, 865 P.2d at 154 (quoting North Carolina v. Pearce, 395 U.S. 711, 717, 89 S.Ct. 2072, 23 L.Ed.2d 656 (1969)).