2015 Ohio Revised Code
Title [59] LIX VETERANS - MILITARY AFFAIRS
Chapter 5924 - CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE
Section 5924.44 - Double jeopardy.
(A) No person may be tried a second time in any court-martial of this state 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 for purposes of this section until the finding of guilty has become final after review of the case has been fully completed.
(C) A proceeding that, after the introduction of evidence but before a finding, is dismissed or terminated by the convening authority or on motion of the prosecution for want of available evidence or witnesses without any fault of the accused is a trial for purposes of this section.
Amended by 129th General AssemblyFile No.138, HB 490, ยง1, eff. 9/28/2012.
Effective Date: 10-10-1961
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