State v. Truby

The guaranty in the Bill of Rights, in Section 10 of Article 1 of the Constitution, that in all criminal prosecutions the accused shall be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation against him, is directed to the prosecuting officers rather than to the Legislature. The same guaranty is in the 6th Amendment of the Constitution of the United States, thus:

“In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right * * * to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation.”

In nearly all — if not quite all — of the decisions of the federal courts on the subject the 6th Amendment…