No person indicted for an offense shall be convicted thereof unless by confession of his guilt in open court, by admitting the truth of the charge against him by his plea or demurrer, by the verdict of a jury accepted and recorded by the court or as provided in Section 17-23-40. HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 17-508; 1952 Code Section 17-508; 1942 Code Section 997; 1932 Code Section 997; Cr. P. '22 Section 83; Cr. C. '12 Section 77; Cr. C. '02 Section 50; G. S. 2450; R. S. 49.
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