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2013 Arizona Revised Statutes
Title 13 - Criminal Code
§ 13-3985 Effect of acquittal on merits


Universal Citation:
AZ Rev Stat § 13-3985 (through 1st Reg Sess 51st Leg. 2013)
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13-3985. Effect of acquittal on merits

If a defendant in a criminal action is acquitted on the merits, he is acquitted of the same offense notwithstanding any defect in form or substance in the indictment or information on which the trial was had.

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