Idaho Statutes
§ 19-1420 — AMENDMENT OF INDICTMENT
Idaho § 19-1420
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Bluebook
Idaho Code § 19-1420 (2026).
Text
An indictment or information may be amended by the prosecuting attorney without leave of the court, at any time before the defendant pleads, and at any time thereafter, in the discretion of the court, where it can be done without prejudice to the substantial rights of the defendant. An information or indictment cannot be amended so as to charge an offense other than that for which the defendant has been held to answer.
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Legislative History
[(19-1420) C.S., sec. 8835-A as added by 1929, ch. 72, sec. 1, p. 110; I.C.A., sec. 19-1320.]
Nearby Sections
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§ 19-1001
CHALLENGE — BY WHOM MADE§ 19-1002
GROUNDS FOR CHALLENGE TO PANEL§ 19-1004
FORM OF CHALLENGE§ 19-1005
DECISION UPON CHALLENGE§ 19-1009
OBJECTIONS MUST BE BY CHALLENGE§ 19-1010
APPOINTMENT OF FOREMAN§ 19-1011
OATH OF FOREMAN§ 19-1012
OATH OF JURORS§ 19-1013
CHARGE TO JURY§ 19-1014
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Idaho § 19-1420, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/id/19-1420.