United States Code (Last Updated: May 24, 2014) |
Title 10. ARMED FORCES |
SubTitle A. General Military Law |
Part II. PERSONNEL |
Chapter 47. UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE |
SubChapter VII. TRIAL PROCEDURE |
§ 844. Art. 44. Former jeopardy
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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.
Historical And Revision
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Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
844(a) 844(b) 844(c) | 50:619(a). 50:619(b). 50:619(c). | May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 44), 64 Stat. 122. |
In subsection (a), the word “may” is substituted for the word “shall”.
In subsection (b), the word “is” is substituted for the words “shall be held to be”.
In subsection (c), the word “after” is substituted for the words “subsequent to”. The word “before” is substituted for the words “prior to”. The word “is” is substituted for the words “shall be”.