TITLE XXIII DISMISSAL OF PROSECUTION Art. 691. Dismissal of prosecution by district attorney The district attorney has the power, in his discretion, to dismiss an indictment or a count in an indictment, and in order to exercise that power it is not necessary that he obtain consent of the court. The dismissal may be made […]
Art. 692. Dismissal of indictment after conviction After conviction, the district attorney is authorized to dismiss an indictment or count thereof only: (1) When a new trial has been granted. (2) When a motion in arrest of judgment has been sustained. Acts 1983, No. 588, §1.
Art. 693. Effect of dismissal Dismissal by the district attorney of an indictment or of a count of an indictment, discharges that particular indictment or count. The dismissal is not a bar to a subsequent prosecution, except that: (1) A dismissal entered without the defendant’s consent after the first witness is sworn at the trial […]
