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§ 6556. Former acquittal a bar

A person shall not be held to answer on a second complaint, information or indictment for an offense of which he was acquitted by a jury upon the merits on a former trial. Such acquittal may be pleaded in bar of a subsequent prosecution for the same offense, notwithstanding defects in the form or substance of the complaint, information or indictment on which he or she was acquitted.

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Vermont > Title-13 > Chapter-201 > 6556

§ 6556. Former acquittal a bar

A person shall not be held to answer on a second complaint, information or indictment for an offense of which he was acquitted by a jury upon the merits on a former trial. Such acquittal may be pleaded in bar of a subsequent prosecution for the same offense, notwithstanding defects in the form or substance of the complaint, information or indictment on which he or she was acquitted.


State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Vermont > Title-13 > Chapter-201 > 6556

§ 6556. Former acquittal a bar

A person shall not be held to answer on a second complaint, information or indictment for an offense of which he was acquitted by a jury upon the merits on a former trial. Such acquittal may be pleaded in bar of a subsequent prosecution for the same offense, notwithstanding defects in the form or substance of the complaint, information or indictment on which he or she was acquitted.