First Adopted: June 13, 1979
Most Recently Effective: January 01, 2003
Rule 23 | Rules of Criminal Procedure | Misdemeanors or Felonies – Indictment or Information
23.11 | Misdemeanors or Felonies – Indictment or Information – Nonprejudicial Defects
An indictment or information shall not be invalid, nor shall the trial, judgment, or other proceedings on the indictment or information be stayed, because of any defect that does not prejudice the substantial rights of the defendant.
Committee Note – 1979
The source is prior Rule 24.11. In revising prior Rule 24.11 it is not intended that the substance of that Rule be changed. The revision was made solely to make the rule more concise. Compare: Fed.R.Crim.P. 7(c)(3).
(Adopted June 13, 1979, effective January 1, 1980. Amended January 28, 2002, effective January 1, 2003.)