Cite as: 22 CNCA § 850

If, at any time after the evidence on either side is closed, the Court deem it insufficient to warrant a conviction, it may advise the jury to acquit the defendant. But the jury is not bound by the advice, nor can the Court, for any cause, prevent the jury from giving a verdict.

Historical Data

LA 10–90, eff. November 13, 1990.