First Adopted: June 13, 1979
Most Recently Effective: January 01, 2003
Rule 23 | Rules of Criminal Procedure | Misdemeanors or Felonies – Indictment or Information
23.04 | Misdemeanors or Felonies – Indictment or Information – Bill of Particulars – Motion – Amendments
When an indictment or information alleges the essential facts constituting the offense charged but fails to inform the defendant of the particulars of the offense sufficiently to prepare a defense, the court may direct or permit the filing of a bill of particulars. A motion for a bill of particulars may be made before arraignment or within ten days after arraignment or at such later time as the court may permit. A bill of particulars may be amended at any time subject to such conditions as justice requires.
Committee Note - 1979
The first sentence is the same as the first sentence of prior Rule 24.03. The remainder of the rule is the same as the last two sentences of Fed.R.Crim.P. 7(f). Compare: Prior Rule 24.03.
(Adopted June 13, 1979, effective January 1, 1980. Amended January 28, 2002, effective January 1, 2003.)