Statutes > Arkansas Statutes > Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts > Subtitle 6 - Criminal Procedure Generally > Chapter 89 - Trial and Verdict > § 16-89-121 - Facts charged do not constitute offense.

§ 16-89-121 - Facts charged do not constitute offense.

16-89-121. Facts charged do not constitute offense.

If, during the trial, the court is of the opinion that the facts charged in the indictment do not constitute an offense punishable by law, it shall order the jury to be discharged and the indictment to be quashed, and thereupon take the proceedings directed in 16-89-113(b).