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Latin maxim.
• “no one ought to be twice tried for the same cause” (Tacas v. Cariaso, G.R. No. L-37406, August 31, 1976)
• “A man shall not be brought into danger of his life or liberty for one and the same offense more than once.” (Ibid.)
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