CCRP 538
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CCRP 538
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.