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Mont. Code Ann. § 46-11-504

Former prosecution in another jurisdiction

Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case 55 Cal. 4th 816 - People v. Homick (2012)

Most recently applied in 55 Cal. 4th 816 - People v. Homick (December 2012)

En. 95-1711 by Sec. 6, Ch. 513, L. 1973; amd

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When conduct constitutes an offense within the jurisdiction of any state or federal court, a prosecution in any jurisdiction is a bar to a subsequent prosecution in this state if:

(1) the first prosecution resulted in an acquittal or in a conviction and the subsequent prosecution is based on an offense arising out of the same transaction; or

(2) the former prosecution was terminated, after the charge had been filed, by an acquittal or by a final order or judgment for the defendant that has not been set aside, reversed, or vacated and the acquittal, final order, or judgment necessarily required a determination inconsistent with a fact that must be established for conviction of the offense for which the defendant is subsequently prosecuted.

Official source: Montana Code Annotated (Montana Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Montana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.