La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 859 : CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — MOTIONS FOR NEW TRIAL AND IN ARREST OF JUDGMENT — MOTION IN ARREST OF JUDGMENT — Grounds for arrest of judgment

The court shall arrest the judgment only on one or more of the following grounds:

(1) The indictment is substantially defective, in that an essential averment is omitted;
(2) The offense charged is not punishable under a valid statute;
(3) The court is without jurisdiction of the case;
(4) The tribunal that tried the case did not conform with the requirements of Articles 779, 780 and 782 of this code;
(5) The verdict is not responsive to the indictment, or is otherwise so defective that it will not form the basis of a valid judgment;
(6) Double jeopardy, if not previously urged; or
(7) The prosecution was not timely instituted, if not previously urged.
(8) The prosecution was for a capital offense or for an offense punishable by life imprisonment, but was not instituted by a grand jury indictment.

Improper venue may not be urged by a motion in arrest of judgment.

La. Cr.P. § 859

Amended by Acts 1968, No. 145, §1; Acts 1974, Ex.Sess., No. 26, §1, eff. 1/1/1975.
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