816.1  Conviction or acquittal -- when a bar.

A conviction or acquittal by a judgment upon a verdict shall bar another prosecution for the same offense, notwithstanding a defect in form or substance in the indictment on which the conviction or acquittal took place.

Section History: Early form

  [R60, § 4719; C73, § 4364; C97, § 5339; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 13807; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, § 777.20; C79, 81, § 816.1]


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