I'm asking since I do not know the answer. Is the boilerplate nature of the language in this indictment typical?
The indictment seems to essentially recite the statutes named, even to the point of preserving the original text in the face of grammatical error.
I am particularly curious about instances where it is clear that the statute was violated by one set, in particular, of several alternate conditions.
Is it the role of the indictment to convey the nature of the alleged acts which broke the law, or to convey the nature of the laws that were broken, irrespective of the details of the acts?
The assertion by a grand jury that a person did one thing OR some other thing, especially, comes across as a little peculiar to a naive reader.
The indictment seems to essentially recite the statutes named, even to the point of preserving the original text in the face of grammatical error.
I am particularly curious about instances where it is clear that the statute was violated by one set, in particular, of several alternate conditions.
Is it the role of the indictment to convey the nature of the alleged acts which broke the law, or to convey the nature of the laws that were broken, irrespective of the details of the acts?
The assertion by a grand jury that a person did one thing OR some other thing, especially, comes across as a little peculiar to a naive reader.