33-13-317 - Former jeopardy. - Mississippi Statutes

§ 33-13-317. Former jeopardy.
 

(1)  No person may, without his consent, be tried a second time in any military court of the State of Mississippi for the same offense. 

(2)  No proceedings 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 section until the finding of guilty has become final after review of the case has been fully completed. 

(3)  A proceeding which, after the proper convening of the court and 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 section. 
 

Sources: Codes, 1942, § 8529-45; Laws,  1966, ch. 538, § 45; Laws, 1981, ch. 362, § 47, eff from and after July 1, 1981.