23-1810. Inquest; verdict of murder or manslaughter; effect.

The verdict of the coroner's jury, charging any person with murder or manslaughter, shall have the same force and effect as the finding of a bill of indictment by the grand jury, until the case shall have been investigated by a grand jury, and they shall have made their return thereon.

Source:Laws 1879, § 115, p. 384; R.S.1913, § 5672; C.S.1922, § 5002; C.S.1929, § 26-1511; R.S.1943, § 23-1810.