{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-38.38.400","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 38.38.400","heading":"[Art. 44] Former jeopardy.","body":"(1) No person may, without the person's consent, be tried a second time in any military court of the state for the same offense.\n(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.\n(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 available evidence or witnesses without any fault of the accused is a trial in the sense of this section.","path":["Title 38","Chapter 38.38"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=38.38.400","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T02:36:32Z","sha256":"6b4bd9deecbca8a566a2f410f161bfd1f18f64e90732d4afb04a1558b8e9903a","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-38.38.396","next":"us-wa/rcw-38.38.404"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}