MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972
As Amended

SEC. 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, Sec. 8529-45; Laws, 1966, ch. 538, Sec. 45; 1981, ch. 362, Sec. 47, eff from and after July 1, 1981.


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