amendment of indictment

The alteration of the charging terms of an indictment, either literally or in effect, after the grand jury has made a decision on it.

• The indictment usu. cannot be amended at trial in a way that would prejudice the defendant by having a trial on matters that were not contained in the indictment. To do so would violate the defendant’s Fifth Amendment right to indictment by grand jury. [Cases: Indictment and Information 159. C.J.S. Indictments and Informations § 193.]

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双语律师Lorna，国际知名商学院金融专业，擅长翻译涉及金融创新和金融科技领域的法律文件。