23A-6-7. Contents required for sufficiency of indictment or information.

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A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.

An indictment or information is sufficient if it can be understood therefrom:

(1)That it is entitled in a court having authority to receive it, although the name of the court is not stated;

(2)That the indictment was found by a grand jury of the county in which the public offense was committed;

(3)That the defendant is named or, if his name is unknown, that he is described by a fictitious name with a statement that his true name is unknown to the grand jury or prosecuting attorney;

(4)That the offense charged was committed within the jurisdiction of the county; and

(5)That the offense charged is designated in such a manner as to enable a person of common understanding to know what is intended.