{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-15-1e-44","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 15-1E-44","heading":"Former jeopardy.","body":"(a) No person may, without his or her consent, be tried a second time for the same offense.\n(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.\n(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 article.","path":["CHAPTER 15. PUBLIC SAFETY.","ARTICLE 1E. CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/15-1E-44/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:22:37Z","sha256":"f93a879a1adfc1bd9b12a1f238cea16a48ca2beb6251ccba62460696e36a4094","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-15-1e-43","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-15-1e-45"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}