§ 522 Former acquittal or conviction as bar.

If someone is found guilty or found not guilty of a crime, the state cannot put them on trial again for that same crime. This protects people from being tried twice for the same offense, which is often called "double jeopardy."

This protection covers more than just the exact charge in the original case. It also stops prosecutors from charging someone again for attempting to commit that crime, or for a lesser crime that was already part of the original charge. For example, if someone was tried for robbery and the charge included the possibility of a theft conviction, they cannot later be charged separately for that same theft.

The main idea is simple: once a case is fully decided, whether the person wins or loses, that specific matter is closed. The government gets one fair shot to prove its case, and it cannot keep bringing new charges over and over for the same actions.