§ 44-3269. Double jeopardy prohibited.  


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  • A.  No person may, without his consent, be tried a second time for the same offense.

    B.  No proceeding in which an accused has been found guilty by a court-martial upon any charge or specification is a trial in the sense of this article until the finding of guilty has become final after review of the case has been fully completed.

    C.  A proceeding which, after the introduction of evidence but before a finding, is dismissed or terminated by the convening authority or on motion of the prosecution for failure of available evidence or witnesses without any fault of the accused is a trial in the sense of this article.

Added by Laws 2007, c. 86, § 47, eff. Nov. 1, 2007.