Warning

Info

Warning

Info

Warning

Info

LSDefine

Simple English definitions for legal terms

substitute information in lieu of indictment

Read a random definition: noncontestability clause

A quick definition of substitute information in lieu of indictment:

Substitute Information in Lieu of Indictment: A formal criminal charge made by a prosecutor without a grand-jury indictment. It is used to prosecute misdemeanors in most states and sometimes used in felony prosecutions as well. It is a document that replaces a previously returned indictment, usually because the indictment is defective or because the prosecutor has added, altered, or deleted facts and allegations.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Substitute information in lieu of indictment is a formal criminal charge made by a prosecutor without a grand-jury indictment. It is used to prosecute misdemeanors in most states, and about half the states allow its use in felony prosecutions as well. The prosecutor files this information to take the place of a previously returned indictment, usually because the indictment is defective or because the prosecutor has added, altered, or deleted facts and allegations.

Examples:

  • A prosecutor files a substitute information in lieu of indictment when they discover that the indictment is defective or incomplete.
  • In a case where a grand jury fails to return an indictment, the prosecutor may file a substitute information in lieu of indictment to proceed with the case.
  • If a prosecutor wants to add, alter, or delete facts and allegations in an indictment, they may file a substitute information in lieu of indictment.

These examples illustrate how a prosecutor can use a substitute information in lieu of indictment to correct or supplement an indictment. It allows the prosecutor to proceed with the case without having to wait for a new grand jury indictment.

substitute drawing | substitute obligation

Warning

Info

General

General chat about the legal profession.
main_chatroom
👍 Chat vibe: 0 👎
Help us make LSD better!
Tell us what's important to you
medicine is a scam
join the ethically ambiguous legal field instead
Dkk
18:57
I want to meet an attorney that defends clients who run into flat earth problems. I want an attorney that knows and believes in flat earth theory.
19:05
i want a flat earther for president. i want a guy who posts on 4chan for president. i want someone who mogs for president.
Dkk
19:18
Exactly. My version of that awful poem.
Dkk
19:19
I can accept a president with maybe one or two of the poems traits hut good God, all of them??? No ty.
windyMagician
19:20
president who respects sex is crazy
windyMagician
19:20
we had bill clinton already
Dkk
19:21
Bill Clinton, first and last black president
windyMagician
19:23
I want to go running but my leg feels weird
windyMagician
19:23
it doesn't hurt its just tingly
Dkk
19:26
It needs more alcohol. You tingle when your nerves need watering.
19:27
try stretching it maybe to see what's up
windyMagician
19:27
stretches make me think it's just soreness
windyMagician
19:27
I'm sober lol
Dkk
19:38
Anyone else get the google notification that your LSD password has been compromised lol. LSD got hacked.
20:48
what.jpg @Dkk
CynicalOops
21:03
You think you just fell out of a coconut tree?
jackfrost11770
21:10
nope dk
CynicalOops
22:37
Calvinamala Harris
jackfrost11770
23:16
should i start using letterboxed again
Dkk
23:25
@jackfrost11770: if you want but like it aint for me
dk do u ever eat at bk
Dkk
23:48
@chickenburgahfart: I would do that in the Army if really desperate for food or if I had to work through lunch. One of the few fast food places I go to.
bk so slept on
Dkk
0:23
I will take In N Out everyday over it when I can though.
texaslawhopefully
1:22
In N Out is not only the best fast food place, but the prices too are fantastic
Dkk
1:27
Indeed, indeed.
LSD+ is ad-free, with DMs, discounts, case briefs & more.