STAKELY, Justice.
We granted certiorari so that we might consider the action of the Court of Appeals in discharging the defendant upon reversal of the judgment of conviction. This case involves a jury trial and so the question has arisen as to the power of the court to discharge the defendant without the verdict of a jury. Reference is made by petitioner to § 810, Title 7, Code of 1940, which is as follows:
"The appellate court may, upon the reversal...
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