TITLE 19

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

CHAPTER 23

VERDICT

19-2305.  Forms of general verdict. A general verdict upon a plea of not guilty is either "guilty" or "not guilty," which imports a conviction or acquittal of the offense charged in the indictment.

History:

[(19-2305) Cr. Prac. 1864, sec. 405, p. 261; 1875, p. 421, sec. 403; R.S., R.C., & C.L., sec. 7919; C.S., sec. 8990; I.C.A., sec. 19-2205; am. 1982, ch. 368, sec. 8, p. 924.]