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Wash. Rev. Code § 10.37.054 (2025)

Indictment or information—Certainty

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The indictment or information must be direct and certain as it regards:
(1) The party charged;
(2) The crime charged; and
(3) The particular circumstances of the crime charged, when they are necessary to constitute a complete crime.
[ 1891 c 28 s 22; Code 1881 s 1006; 1873 p 225 s 189; 1869 p 241 s 184; 1854 p 112 s 61; RRS s 2057. Formerly RCW 10.37.050, part.]
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Cited in 1 case, 1965–1965 · leading case: State v. Royse, 403 P.2d 838 (Wash. 1965).
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State v. Royse, 403 P.2d 838 (Wash. 1965). “) RCW 10.37.054 reads in part: The indictment or information must be direct and certain as it regards: (3) The particular circumstances of the crime charged, when they are necessary to constitute a complete crime.”
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