§22-834. Jury limited to questions of fact

On the trial of an indictment or information, questions of law are to be decided by the court, and the questions of fact are to be decided by the jury; and, although the jury have the power to find a general verdict, which includes questions of law as well as of fact,...

§22-831. Order of trial proceedings

The jury having been impaneled and sworn, the trial must proceed in the following order:1. If the indictment or information is for a felony, the clerk or district attorney must read it, and state the plea of the defendant to the jury. In other cases this formality may...