In any plea of autrefois acquit or autrefois convict it shall be sufficient for any defendant to state that he has been lawfully acquitted or convicted, as the case may be, of the offense charged in the indictment.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 17-501; 1952 Code Section 17-501; 1942 Code Section 1006; 1932 Code Section 1006; Cr. P. '22 Section 92; Cr. C. '12 Section 86; Cr. C. '02 Section 59; R. S. 58; 1887 (19) 829.