§ 22-917. Several defendants - Verdict as to part - Retrial as to defendants not agreed on.

On an indictment or information against several, if the jury cannot agree upon a verdict as to all, they may render a verdict as to those in regard to whom they do agree, on which a judgment must be entered accordingly, and the case as to the rest may be tried by another jury.

R.L.1910, § 5924.