The court shall arrest the judgment only on one or more of the following grounds: (1) The indictment is substantially defective, in that an essential averment is omitted; (2) The offense charged is not punishable under a valid statute; (3) The court is without jurisdiction of the case; (4) The tribunal that tried the case did not conform with the requirements of Articles 779, 780 and 782 of this code; (5) The verdict is not responsive to the indictment, or is otherwise so defective that it will not form the basis of a valid judgment; (6) Double jeopardy, if not previously urged; or (7) The prosecution was not timely instituted, if not previously urged. (8) The prosecution was for a capital offense or for an offense punishable by life imprisonment, but was not instituted by a grand jury indictment. Improper venue may not be urged by a motion in arrest of judgment.
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