23A-23-2.(Rule 29(b)) Reservation of decision on motion made at close of trial--Time of ruling.If a motion for judgment of acquittal is made at the close of all the evidence, a court may reserve decision on the motion, submit the case to the jury and decide the motion either before the jury returns a verdict or after it returns a verdict of guilty or is discharged without having returned a verdict. Source: SL 1978, ch 178, §298.
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