{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-6-7","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 23A-6-7","heading":"Contents required for sufficiency of indictment or information.","body":"An indictment or information is sufficient if it can be understood therefrom:\n(1) That it is entitled in a court having authority to receive it, although the name of the court is not stated;\n(2) That the indictment was found by a grand jury of the county in which the public offense was committed;\n(3) That the defendant is named or, if his name is unknown, that he is described by a fictitious name with a statement that his true name is unknown to the grand jury or prosecuting attorney;\n(4) That the offense charged was committed within the jurisdiction of the county; and\n(5) That the offense charged is designated in such a manner as to enable a person of common understanding to know what is intended.\nSource: CCrimP 1877, § 222; CL 1887, § 7249; RCCrimP 1903, § 229; SL 1913, ch 242; RC 1919, § 4725; Supreme Court Rule 367, 1939; SDC 1939 \u0026 Supp 1960, § 34.3010; SDCL, § 23-32-12; SL 1978, ch 178, § 67.","path":["TITLE 23A. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 23A-6. INDICTMENT AND INFORMATION"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/23A-6-7","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"f713c33bd3b956355c7ee0a75e7ff934cc8b6443936c992b8e97ca6956b7b8d8","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-6-6","next":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-6-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}