State v. Sword’s Empirical Analysis
1986
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
1
states following
June 2006
most recently cited
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on United States v. Beeler · Carvalho v. Olim · State v. Peters · United States v. Canales · 4 Haw. App. 52 - State v. Daly
Most-quoted passages
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“The purpose of an indictment is “to apprise the accused of the charges against him, so that he may adequately prepare his defense, and to describe the crime charged with sufficient specificity to enable him to protect against future jeopardy for the same offense.” A variance is a disagreement between the allegations in the indictment and the proof of some matter that is legally relevant to the charge. To be fatal, a variance must be both material to an essential element of the offense and prejudicial to a substantial right of the accused.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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