![The federal Supreme Court ratified the decision by the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, where it was determined that the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico does not have original sovereignty to invoke the exception to the double jeopardy clause. (Suministrada)](https://www.elnuevodia.com/pf/api/v3/content/fetch/image-resizer-v1?query=%7B%22website%22%3A%22el-nuevo-dia%22%2C%22imageUrl%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fgfrmedia%2FXLC3RBGH7JCFDLOAZIDPSRURFU.jpg%22%2C%22width%22%3A829%2C%22redirect%22%3A%221%22%2C%22external%22%3A%221%22%7D)
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Decision of the Supreme Court regarding double jeopardy in a criminal case shakes the political foundations of the island
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