§ 10.43.050. Acquittal, when a bar
No order of dismissal or directed verdict of not guilty on the ground of a variance between the indictment or information and the proof, or on the ground of any defect in such indictment or information, shall bar another prosecution for the same offense. Whenever a defendant shall be acquitted or convicted upon an indictment or information charging a crime consisting of different degrees, he cannot be proceeded against or tried for the same crime in another degree, nor for an attempt to commit such crime, or any degree thereof.
[1909 c 249 § 64; Code 1881 § 769; RRS § 2316.]
Notes:
Offense embraces lower degree and included offenses: RCW 10.43.020.
Ownership of property -- Proof of: RCW 10.58.060. Sections: Previous 10.43.020 10.43.030 10.43.040 10.43.050
Last modified: April 7, 2009