FEDERAL · 10 U.S.C. · Chapter SUBCHAPTER IV—TRIAL PROCEDURE

Former jeopardy

10 U.S.C. § 949h
Title10Armed Forces
ChapterSUBCHAPTER IV—TRIAL PROCEDURE

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10 U.S.C. § 949h.

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(a)In General.—No person may, without the person's consent, be tried by a military commission under this chapter a second time for the same offense.
(b)Scope of Trial.—No proceeding in which the accused has been found guilty by military commission under this chapter 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.

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History

(Added Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title XVIII, §1802, Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2587.)

Editorial Notes

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Prior Provisions
A prior section 949h, added Pub. L. 109–366, §3(a)(1), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2614, related to former jeopardy, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 111–84.

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