State v. Landrum

WORTHEN, Justice.

This appeal attacks the validity of the short-form information permitted by our statute, under which the defendants were charged and convicted of the crime of robbery.

Defendants specifically contend that the information fails to accord defendants the protection guaranteed by Article 1, Section 12 of the Constitution of Utah, which provides :

“In criminal prosecutions the accused shall have the right * * * to demand the nature and cause of the accusation against him, to have a copy thereof * *

The state contends that the information meets the requirements of Sections 77-21-8 and…