A discussion of the law and practice relating to the drafting of indictments is available in the Criminal Resource Manual at 201 et seq:
| Indictment and Informations | Criminal Resource Manual at 201 |
| Obtaining an Indictment | Criminal Resource Manual at 202 |
| Obtaining an Information | Criminal Resource Manual at 203 |
| Use of an Indictment or Information | Criminal Resource Manual at 204 |
| When an Indictment is Required | Criminal Resource Manual at 205 |
| When an Information May be Used | Criminal Resource Manual at 206 |
| When Neither an Indictment Nor an Information is Required | Criminal Resource Manual at 207 |
| Presentments | Criminal Resource Manual at 208 |
| Waiver of an Indictment | Criminal Resource Manual at 209 |
| Waiver Procedure | Criminal Resource Manual at 210 |
| Prosecutorial Discretion to Allow | Criminal Resource Manual at 211 |
| Judicial Discretion to Set Aside | Criminal Resource Manual at 212 |
| Effect at New Trial | Criminal Resource Manual at 213 |
| Drafting Indictments and Informations | Criminal Resource Manual at 214 |
| Number of Counts in Indictments | Criminal Resource Manual at 215 |
| Caption | Criminal Resource Manual at 216 |
| Subscription | Criminal Resource Manual at 217 |
| Incorporation by Reference | Criminal Resource Manual at 218 |
| Citation of the Statute Violated | Criminal Resource Manual at 219 |
| Grammar, Spelling, and Typographical Errors | Criminal Resource Manual at 220 |
| Sufficiency | Criminal Resource Manual at 221 |
| Elements of the Offense | Criminal Resource Manual at 222 |
| Requirement of Specificity | Criminal Resource Manual at 223 |
| Plea of Former Jeopardy | Criminal Resource Manual at 224 |
| Charging in the Language of the Statute | Criminal Resource Manual at 225 |
| Negativing Statutory Exceptions | Criminal Resource Manual at 226 |
| Conjunctive and Disjunctive Elements | Criminal Resource Manual at 227 |
| Particular Allegations -- Time and Date | Criminal Resource Manual at 228 |
| Particular Allegations -- Place of Offense | Criminal Resource Manual at 229 |
| Particular Allegations -- Means | Criminal Resource Manual at 230 |
| Particular Allegations -- Venue | Criminal Resource Manual at 231 |
| Particular Allegations -- Intent | Criminal Resource Manual at 232 |
| Particular Allegations -- Aiding and Abetting | Criminal Resource Manual at 233 |
| Particular Allegations -- Forfeiture | Criminal Resource Manual at 234 |
| Amendment of Information | Criminal Resource Manual at 235 |
| Amendment of Indictments | Criminal Resource Manual at 236 |
| Amendment on Indictments for Offenses That Could Have Been Initiated by Information | Criminal Resource Manual at 237 |
Updated September 19, 2018