{"data":{"id":"us-mt/46-11-505","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"46-11-505","heading":"Former prosecution not a bar.","body":"A prosecution is not a bar if:\n(1) the former prosecution was before a court that lacked jurisdiction over the defendant or the offense; or\n(2) the former prosecution resulted in a judgment of conviction that was held invalid in a postconviction hearing.","path":["TITLE 46. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 11. COMMENCEMENT OF PROSECUTION","Part 5. Effect of Former Prosecutions"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0460/chapter_0110/part_0050/section_0050/0460-0110-0050-0050.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:45Z","sha256":"493fc869a0a01c67d8f4962a400867a09a06e4f45afaf62358b822333f05b430","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/46-11-504","next":"us-mt/46-11-601"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}