State v. Cydzik

Eight issues are raised by the defendant on this appeal and each will be considered in turn.

Sufficiency of the information. The information charged the defendant with first-degree murder as a party to the crime. Defendant claims error in the failure of the information to set forth the specific subsection of the party-to-a-crime statute relied upon. The statute does not require that a defendant be specifically charged with violation of the section, stating instead, “Whoever is concerned in the commission of a crime is a principal.” This court has held that it is not mandatory to refer to the…