Mich. Comp. Laws § 32.1044
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Trial of accused twice for same offense prohibited.
Official statutory text
Sec. 44.
A person subject to this code shall not be tried a second time by a civil court or a military court of the state for the same offense.
A proceeding in which an accused is found guilty by a court-martial upon a charge or specification is not 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.
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 fault of the accused is a trial in the sense of this section.
History: 1980, Act 523, Eff. Mar. 31, 1981
A person subject to this code shall not be tried a second time by a civil court or a military court of the state for the same offense.
A proceeding in which an accused is found guilty by a court-martial upon a charge or specification is not 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.
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 fault of the accused is a trial in the sense of this section.
History: 1980, Act 523, Eff. Mar. 31, 1981
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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