Alaska Stat. § 12.20.030

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When acquittal is a bar.

Official statutory text

When the defendant is acquitted on the merits, the defendant is acquitted of the same crime, notwithstanding any defect in form or substance in the charge, information, or complaint on which the trial was had.

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