10.37.054 - Indictment or information -- Certainty. - Washington Statutes

Indictment or information — Certainty.

The indictment or information must be direct and certain as it regards:

     (1) The party charged;

     (2) The crime charged; and

     (3) The particular circumstances of the crime charged, when they are necessary to constitute a complete crime.

[1891 c 28 § 22; Code 1881 § 1006; 1873 p 225 § 189; 1869 p 241 § 184; 1854 p 112 § 61; RRS § 2057. Formerly RCW 10.37.050, part.]