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8 GCA § 55.10 Form of Indictment or Information; Procedure for Criminal
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Forfeiture. (a) The indictment or the information shall be a plain, concise and definite written statement of the essential facts constituting the offense charged and shall be signed by the prosecuting attorney. It need not contain a formal commencement, a formal conclusion or an…
8 GCA § 55.15 Surplusage
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The court on motion of the defendant may strike any surplusage from the indictment or information. NOTE: Section 55.15 is identical to former Rule 7(e) and former § 682(d). See also Fed. R. Crim. P. 7(d). See generally 8 Moore, Federal Practice &7.05[1] (1974).
8 GCA § 55.20 Amending Indictment or Information
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The court may permit an indictment or information to be amended upon the application of the prosecuting attorney at any time before verdict or finding if no additional [or] different offense is charged and if substantial rights of the defendant are not prejudiced. COURT DECISIONS…
8 GCA § 55.25 Information or Indictment; When Original is Lost
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If the information or indictment in any criminal action has heretofore been lost or destroyed, or shall hereafter be lost or destroyed, the court shall upon the application of the prosecuting attorney or of the defendant, order a copy of such pleading to be filed and substituted …