Invalid or Fraudulently Procured Prosecution Not a Bar

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Sec. 6. A former prosecution is not a bar under section 3, 4, or 5 of this chapter if:

(1) it was before a court that lacked jurisdiction over the defendant or the offense;

(2) it was procured by the defendant without the knowledge of the prosecuting authority and with intent to avoid a more severe sentence that might otherwise have been imposed; or

(3) it resulted in a conviction that was set aside, reversed, vacated, or held invalid in a subsequent proceeding, unless the defendant was adjudged not guilty or ordered discharged.

As added by Acts 1976, P.L.148, SEC.1. Amended by Acts 1977, P.L.340, SEC.21.


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