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CCRP 538 - Effect of sustaining motion to quash

Art. 538. Effect of sustaining motion to quash

The court shall order the defendant discharged from custody or bail, as to that charge, when it sustains a motion to quash based upon the ground that:

(1) The offense is not punishable under a valid statute;

(2) Trial for the offense charged would constitute double jeopardy;

(3) The time limitation for the institution of prosecution or for the commencement of trial has expired; or

(4) The court has no jurisdiction of the offense charged.

In other cases, when a motion to quash is sustained, the court may order that the defendant be held in custody or that his bail be continued for a specified time, pending the filing of a new indictment.

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