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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
An indictment or information is sufficient if it can be understood therefrom:
(A) That it is entitled in a court having authority to receive it, though the name of the court is not stated;
(B) If it is an indictment, that it was found by a grand jury of the county in which the court was held, or if it is an information, that it was subscribed and presented to the court by the prosecuting attorney of the county in which the court was held;
(C) That the defendant is named, or, if his name cannot be discovered, that he is described by a fictitious name, with a statement that his true name is unknown to the jury or prosecuting attorney, but no name shall be stated in addition to one necessary to identify the accused;
(D) That an 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;
(E) That the offense was committed at some time prior to the time of finding of the indictment or filing of the information.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Ohio Revised Code Title XXIX. Crimes Procedure § 2941.03 - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/oh/title-xxix-crimes-procedure/oh-rev-code-sect-2941-03/
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