§ 22-850. Court may advise jury to acquit.

If, at any time after the evidence on either side is closed, the court deem it insufficient to warrant a conviction, it may advise the jury to acquit the defendant.  But the jury are not bound by the advice, nor can the court, for any cause, prevent the jury from giving a verdict.

R.L.1910, § 5896. R.L.1910, § 5896.