DISCHARGE OF JURY FOR WANT OF JURISDICTION, OR INSUFFICIENCY OF INDICTMENT.

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19-2118. DISCHARGE OF JURY FOR WANT OF JURISDICTION, OR INSUFFICIENCY OF INDICTMENT. The court may direct the jury to be discharged where it appears that it has not jurisdiction of the offense, or that the facts charged in the indictment do not constitute an offense punishable by law.

History:

[(19-2118) Cr. Prac. 1864, sec. 367, p. 257; R.S., R.C., & C.L., sec. 7872; C.S., sec. 8958; I.C.A., sec. 19-2018.]


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