Oklahoma § 22-409 - Indictment or information, when sufficient

§ 22-409. Indictment or information, when sufficient

The indictment or information is sufficient if it can be

understood therefrom:

1. That it is entitled in a court having authority to receive

it, though the name of the court be not stated.

2. That it was found by a grand jury or presented by the

district attorney of the county in which the court was held.

3. That the defendant is named, or if his name cannot be

discovered, that he is described by a fictitious name, with the

statement that his true name is unknown.

4. That the offense was committed at some place within the

jurisdiction of the court, except where the act, though done without

the local jurisdiction of the county, is triable therein.

5. That the offense was committed at some time prior to the

time of filing the indictment or information.

6. That the act or omission charged as the offense is clearly

and distinctly set forth in ordinary and concise language, without

repetition, and in such a manner as to enable a person of common

understanding to know what is intended.

7. That the act or omission charged as the offense, is stated

with such a degree of certainty, as to enable the court to pronounce

judgment upon a conviction according to the right of the case.

R.L.1910, § 5746.