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
- ^ 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
[edit] External Links
- http://www.efc.ca/pages/law/cc/cc-text.html Criminal Code of Canada
- http://www.canlii.org/ca/sta/c-46/whole.html Revised Statutes of Canada, Criminal Code C-46
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