Title 12 · RI
Title 12Criminal Procedure
Citation: R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-17-5
Section: 12-17-5
Title 12Criminal Procedure
Chapter 17Trial
R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-17-5
§ 12-17-5. Continuance of trial to conclusion after opening to jury.
Notwithstanding the provisions of § 8-7-2, and notwithstanding the provisions of any other law previously enacted, whenever a criminal trial shall have been opened to a jury the trial shall continue to its conclusion.
History of Section.P.L. 1949, ch. 2335, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 12-17-5.