{"data":{"id":"us-pa/51-pa.c.s.-5709","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"51 Pa.C.S. § 5709","heading":"Former jeopardy.","body":"(a) General rule.--No person subject to this part shall, without the person's consent, be tried a second time for the same offense. Prosecution under this part shall not bar prosecution by civil authorities for a crime or offense growing out of the same act or omission committed in violation of the laws of the civil jurisdiction.\n(b) Definition of trial.--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. However, 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.","path":["Title 51 - MILITARY AFFAIRS","PART IV MILITARY JUSTICE","CHAPTER 57 TRIAL PROCEDURE"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=51\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=57\u0026sctn=9\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-31 (Statute Update stamp, 51 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:33:58Z","sha256":"dd7d293be256d2e3769bf0c9872f96b2136918e6eef6417af96ff455a805285e","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/51-pa.c.s.-5708","next":"us-pa/51-pa.c.s.-5710"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}