10.37.054 - Indictment or information -- Certainty.
Indictment or information โ 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 ยง 22; Code 1881 ยง 1006; 1873 p 225 ยง 189; 1869 p 241 ยง 184; 1854 p 112 ยง 61; RRS ยง 2057. Formerly RCW 10.37.050, part.]