(Article 44.) Former jeopardy.

(a) No person, without his or her consent, may 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 pursuant to 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.

(d) Any offense adjudicated under Chapter 47 of Title 10, U.S.C., shall be barred from prosecution under this code.

(Act 2012-334, p. 790, §1.)