An indictment or information is sufficient if it can be understood therefrom:
(A) That it is entitled in a court having authority to receive it, though the name of the court is not stated;
(B) If it is an indictment, that it was found by a grand jury of the county in which the court was held, or if it is an information, that it was subscribed and presented to the court by the prosecuting attorney of the county in which the court was held;
(C) That the defendant is named, or, if his name cannot be discovered, that he is described by a fictitious name, with a statement that his true name is unknown to the jury or prosecuting attorney, but no name shall be stated in addition to one necessary to identify the accused;
(D) That an offense was committed at some place within the jurisdiction of the court, except where the act, though done without the local jurisdiction of the county, is triable therein;
(E) That the offense was committed at some time prior to the time of finding of the indictment or filing of the information.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 61
cases (13 in the last 5 years), 1958–2026 · leading case: State ex rel. Wilcox v. Seidner, 667 N.E.2d 1220 (Ohio 1996).
State ex rel. Wilcox v. Seidner, 667 N.E.2d 1220 (Ohio 1996). · cites it 5דR.C. 2941.03 provides that *415 “[a]n indictment or information is sufficient if it can be understood therefrom: * * * (D) That an offense was committed at some place within the jurisdiction of the court * * *.”
State v. Billman, 2013-Ohio-5774. · cites it 3דame of the court is not stated; -14- (B) If it is an indictment, that it was found by a grand jury of the county in which the court was held, * * * (C) That the defendant is named, * * * (D) That an offense was committed at some place within the jurisdiction of the court, * * *…”
State v. Parker, 2015-Ohio-4101. · cites it 8דThese include: “omitting to state the time at which the offense was committed, in a case in -5- which time is not of the essence of the offense,” “stating the time imperfectly,” and “other defects or imperfections which do not tend to prejudice the substantial rights of the…”
State v. Kolvek, 2017-Ohio-9137. · cites it 4ד” State v. Brust, 4th Dist. Pike No. 95CA551, 1995 Ohio App.”
State v. Huston, 2018-Ohio-2818. · cites it 4דR.C. 2941.03 thru 2941.06 {¶ 40} However, when indictments only allege a general, generic statutory violation, the defendant can resort to a bill of particulars ensuring he is apprised of the conduct he is accused of having committed.”
State v. Sellards, 478 N.E.2d 781 (Ohio 1985). “R.C. 2941.03(E). It is also provided, in R.”
State v. Blankenburg, 966 N.E.2d 958 (Ohio Ct. App. 12th Dist. 2012). “” Each count of the indictment must contain, in substance, “a statement that the accused has committed some public offense therein specified.”
State v. Syed, 2018-Ohio-1438. · cites it 3ד20, 1995), citing R.C. 2941.03(D). {¶47} Regarding Azeem’s argument that the indictment did not state how he aided and abetted Adam, this Court has stated that “[a]n indictment is not ‘required to list the precise actions which constitute an offense.”
State v. Richardson, 2016-Ohio-8081. “2d 781 , citing R.C. 2941.03(E). “Proof of the offense on or about the alleged date is sufficient to support a conviction even where evidence as to the exact date of the offense is in conflict.”
State v. Miller, 2018-Ohio-3430, 118 N.E.3d 1094. “Although the rape counts had the element of "sexual conduct" and the victims testified to various types of sexual conduct, Appellant suggests the trial testimony did not refer to individual offenses.”
State v. Davis, 2024-Ohio-1504. “Under R.C. 2941.03, “an indictment or information is sufficient if it can be understood therefrom: * * * (E) That the offense was committed at some time prior to the Delaware County, Case No.”
State v. Parker, 2015-Ohio-4101. “These include: “omitting to state the time at which the offense was committed, in a case in -5- which time is not of the essence of the offense,” “stating the time imperfectly,” and “other defects or imperfections which do not tend to prejudice the substantial rights of the…”
Ohio Rev. Code § 2941.03(B): 1 case
State v. Parker, 2015-Ohio-4101. “These include: “omitting to state the time at which the offense was committed, in a case in -5- which time is not of the essence of the offense,” “stating the time imperfectly,” and “other defects or imperfections which do not tend to prejudice the substantial rights of the…”
Ohio Rev. Code § 2941.03(C): 7 cases
State v. Parker, 2015-Ohio-4101. “These include: “omitting to state the time at which the offense was committed, in a case in -5- which time is not of the essence of the offense,” “stating the time imperfectly,” and “other defects or imperfections which do not tend to prejudice the substantial rights of the…”
State ex rel. Wilcox v. Seidner, 667 N.E.2d 1220 (Ohio 1996). “R.C. 2941.03 provides that *415 “[a]n indictment or information is sufficient if it can be understood therefrom: * * * (D) That an offense was committed at some place within the jurisdiction of the court * * *.”
State v. Kolvek, 2017-Ohio-9137. “” State v. Brust, 4th Dist. Pike No. 95CA551, 1995 Ohio App.”
State v. Huston, 2018-Ohio-2818. “R.C. 2941.03 thru 2941.06 {¶ 40} However, when indictments only allege a general, generic statutory violation, the defendant can resort to a bill of particulars ensuring he is apprised of the conduct he is accused of having committed.”
State v. Syed, 2018-Ohio-1438. “20, 1995), citing R.C. 2941.03(D). {¶47} Regarding Azeem’s argument that the indictment did not state how he aided and abetted Adam, this Court has stated that “[a]n indictment is not ‘required to list the precise actions which constitute an offense.”
State v. Price, 608 N.E.2d 818 (Ohio Ct. App. 3d Dist. 1992).
Ohio Rev. Code § 2941.03(E): 17 cases
State v. Sellards, 478 N.E.2d 781 (Ohio 1985). “R.C. 2941.03(E). It is also provided, in R.”
State v. Blankenburg, 966 N.E.2d 958 (Ohio Ct. App. 12th Dist. 2012). “” Each count of the indictment must contain, in substance, “a statement that the accused has committed some public offense therein specified.”
State v. Richardson, 2016-Ohio-8081. “2d 781 , citing R.C. 2941.03(E). “Proof of the offense on or about the alleged date is sufficient to support a conviction even where evidence as to the exact date of the offense is in conflict.”
State v. Billman, 2013-Ohio-5774. “ame of the court is not stated; -14- (B) If it is an indictment, that it was found by a grand jury of the county in which the court was held, * * * (C) That the defendant is named, * * * (D) That an offense was committed at some place within the jurisdiction of the court, * * *…”
State v. Miller, 2018-Ohio-3430, 118 N.E.3d 1094. “Although the rape counts had the element of "sexual conduct" and the victims testified to various types of sexual conduct, Appellant suggests the trial testimony did not refer to individual offenses.”
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