State v. Akers

SILBERMAN,-Chief Judge.

The State seeks review of an order dismissing an aggravated child abuse charge based on the indictment’s failure to name Todd Allen Akers in that count. We conclude that, because Akers was the only defendant charged and his name was in the caption and introduction to the body of the indictment, this omission did not render the charge so vague that it would have misled Akers or affected the preparation of his defense. Thus, we reverse.

Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.140 governs the State’s use of indictments and informations to charge defendants with crimes. The…