He wasn't charged with Assault he was charged with attempted murder. I'll agree that attempted murder and murder are not the same crime as far as the law is concerned. The difference is if the victim dies or not. In this case the victim did not die and he was charged with attempted murder because of that. He was convited and has sevred his time now the want to charge him again with murder for the same act because the victim has died. The fact that he is being charged with a new crime for the same act is what makes it double jeopardy.

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