Information (formal criminal charge)

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Information is a formal criminal charge made without a grand jury indictment by a prosecutor in a document is called an information. The term is used in Canada and various other common law jurisdictions, including a number of U.S. states.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.golishlaw.com/statutes/ccc.htm Criminal Code of Canada. Such wording is found in most enforceable acts in Canada.

[edit] See also

Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure Rule 7 and Rule 9. USA

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