{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-22-22-409","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 22-409","heading":"Indictment or information, when sufficient","body":"The indictment or information is sufficient if it can be\n\nunderstood therefrom:\n\n1. That it is entitled in a court having authority to receive\n\nit, though the name of the court be not stated.\n\n2. That it was found by a grand jury or presented by the\n\ndistrict attorney of the county in which the court was held.\n\n3. That the defendant is named, or if his name cannot be\n\ndiscovered, that he is described by a fictitious name, with the\n\nstatement that his true name is unknown.\n\n4. That the offense was committed at some place within the\n\njurisdiction of the court, except where the act, though done without\n\nthe local jurisdiction of the county, is triable therein.\n\n5. That the offense was committed at some time prior to the\n\ntime of filing the indictment or information.\n\n6. That the act or omission charged as the offense is clearly\n\nand distinctly set forth in ordinary and concise language, without\n\nrepetition, and in such a manner as to enable a person of common\n\nunderstanding to know what is intended.\n\n7. That the act or omission charged as the offense, is stated\n\nwith such a degree of certainty, as to enable the court to pronounce\n\njudgment upon a conviction according to the right of the case.","path":["OK Code","Title 22"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os22.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"ce7a16539a71077e915b796c4c5d56b55c559533c37460300c2fea21de487c7c","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-22-22-408","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-22-22-40v1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}