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Rhode Island · Through site files published 2025-08-13 · Newer source version available

R.I. Gen. Laws § 30-13-47: Double jeopardy.

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  1. Title 30 Military Affairs and Defense
  2. Chapter 13 Rhode Island Code of Military Justice

(a) No person may, without his or her consent, be tried a second time in any military court of the 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” in the sense of this section 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 section.

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