Sec. 111-5. Formal defects in a charge.

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Sec. 111-5. Formal defects in a charge. An indictment, information or complaint which charges the commission of an offense in accordance with Section 111-3 of this Code shall not be dismissed and may be amended on motion by the State's Attorney or defendant at any time because of formal defects, including:

(a)Any miswriting, misspelling or grammatical error;

(b)Any misjoinder of the parties defendant;

(c)Any misjoinder of the offense charged;

(d)The presence of any unnecessary allegation;

(e)The failure to negative any exception, any excuse or proviso contained in the

statute defining the offense; or

(f)The use of alternative or disjunctive allegations as to the acts, means, intents or

results charged.