Indictments in the United States

Motion to Dismiss for Invalid Indictment or Other Charging Document

This motion arises when a defendant alleges that the process by which a charge was initiated against him was improper or invalid. For example, defendant has a right to be indicted by a Grand Jury pursuant to the Fifth Amendment if he is to be tried in an American federal court. A possible allegation could be that the Grand Jury did not contain a sufficient number of persons, or that the Government used false evidence during the Grand Jury proceeding. This motion must generally be made before trial, or is deemed waived. If an indictment or other charging document is deemed invalid, the Government can normally re-charge the defendant without violating the Double Jeopardy clause.

Indictments and the State Laws

Select from the list of U.S. States below for state-specific information on Indictments:

• Indictments in the Subject Index of the Alabama Portal
• Indictments in the Subject Index of the Alaska Portal
• Indictments in the Subject Index of the Arizona Portal
• Indictments in the Subject Index of the Arkansas Portal
• Indictments in the Subject Index of the California Portal
• Indictments in the Subject Index of the Colorado Portal
• Indictments in the Subject Index of the Connecticut Portal
• Indictments in the Subject Index of the Delaware Portal
• Indictments in the Subject Index of the Florida Portal
• Indictments in the Subject Index of the Georgia Portal
• Indictments in the Subject Index of the Hawaii Portal
• Indictments in the Subject Index of the Idaho Portal
• Indictments in the Subject Index of the Illinois Portal
• Indictments in the Subject Index of the Indiana Portal
• Indictments in the Subject Index of the Iowa Portal
• Indictments in the Subject Index of the Kansas Portal
• Indictments in the Subject Index of the Kentucky Portal
• Indictments in the Subject Index of the Louisiana Portal
• Indictments in the Subject Index of the Maine Portal
• Indictments in the Subject Index of the Maryland Portal
• Indictments in the Subject Index of the Massachusetts Portal
• Indictments in the Subject Index of the Michigan Portal
• Indictments in the Subject Index of the Minnesota Portal
• Indictments in the Subject Index of the Mississippi Portal
• Indictments in the Subject Index of the Missouri Portal
• Indictments in the Subject Index of the Montana Portal
• Indictments in the Subject Index of the Nebraska Portal
• Indictments in the Subject Index of the Nevada Portal
• Indictments in the Subject Index of the New Hampshire Portal
• Indictments in the Subject Index of the New Jersey Portal
• Indictments in the Subject Index of the New Mexico Portal
• Indictments in the Subject Index of the New York Portal
• Indictments in the Subject Index of the North Carolina Portal
• Indictments in the Subject Index of the North Dakota Portal
• Indictments in the Subject Index of the Ohio Portal
• Indictments in the Subject Index of the Oklahoma Portal
• Indictments in the Subject Index of the Oregon Portal
• Indictments in the Subject Index of the Pennsylvania Portal
• Indictments in the Subject Index of the Rhode Island Portal
• Indictments in the Subject Index of the South Carolina Portal
• Indictments in the Subject Index of the South Dakota Portal
• Indictments in the Subject Index of the Tennessee Portal
• Indictments in the Subject Index of the Texas Portal
• Indictments in the Subject Index of the Utah Portal
• Indictments in the Subject Index of the Vermont Portal
• Indictments in the Subject Index of the Virginia Portal
• Indictments in the Subject Index of the Washington Portal
• Indictments in the Subject Index of the West Virginia Portal
• Indictments in the Subject Index of the Wisconsin Portal
• Indictments in the Subject Index of the Wyoming Portal

Resources

Further Reading

• Information about Indictments in the Gale Encyclopedia of American Law.