In re the Welfare of P.L.M.

The prohibition against double jeopardy is found in both the fifth amendment to the United States Constitution, and article 1, section 7 of the Minnesota Constitution. As the United States Supreme Court has stated, “[t]he right not to be placed in jeopardy more than once for the same offense is a vital safeguard in our society, one that was dearly won and one that should continue to be highly valued.” Green v. United States, 355 U.S. 184, 198, 78 S.Ct. 221, 229, 2 L.Ed.2d 199 (1957). The prohibition against double jeopardy is “an ancient and well-established public policy that no man should…