KRS 35.220: Former jeopardy.
Where this section sits in the code
- KRS Chapter 35
(1) No person may, without his consent, be tried a second time for the same offense.
(2) No proceeding 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 introduction of evidence but before a finding, is
dismissed or terminated by the convening authority or on motion of the prosecution
for failure of a vailable evidence or witnesses without any fault of the accused shall
be a trial in the sense of this section.
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