P.R. Laws tit. 34, § 567

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§ 567. Sufficiency of indictment

The indictment is sufficient if it can be understood therefrom:

(1) That it is entitled in a court having authority to receive it, though the name of the court be not stated.

(2) That it was found by a Grand Jury of the judicial district in which the court was held.

(3) That the defendant is named, or, if his name cannot be discovered, that he is described by a fictitious name, with the statement that his true name is unknown.

(4) That the offense, or a part thereof, was committed at some place within the jurisdiction of the court, except where the act, though done without the jurisdictional district, is triable therein.

(5) That the offense was committed at some time prior to the date of the indictment.

(6) That the act or omission charged as the offense is clearly and distinct set forth in ordinary and concise language and in such manner as to enable a person of common understanding to know what is intended.

(7) That the act or omission charged as the offense is stated with such a degree of certainty as to enable the court to pronounce judgment upon a conviction according to law.

History —June 18, 1919, No. 58, p. 302, § 47, eff. 90 days after June 18, 1919.