PART IV
CRIMES, PUNISHMENTS AND PROCEEDINGSIN CRIMINAL CASES (Chapters 263 through 280)
TITLE I
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS
CHAPTER 263
RIGHTS OF PERSONS ACCUSED OF CRIME
Section 9
Punishment; conditions precedent
Section 9. A person shall not be punished for a crime unless he has been legally convicted thereof by a court having competent jurisdiction of the cause and of the person.