Former Jeopardy

(a) No person tried by a court provided for by this code shall for the same offense be tried by another court of Guam. (b) No proceedings 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 Article 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 article. SOURCE: UCMJ Art. 44. 2017 NOTE: The reference to “territory” altered to “Guam” pursuant to 1 GCA § 420.