§144.  Article 44.  Former jeopardy

A.  No person may, without his consent, be tried a second time 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.  

Acts 1974, No. 621, §1.