When two or more persons are charged with an offense in the same information or indictment, the court, at any time before the defendants have gone into their defense, on the     application of the state‘s attorney, may direct any defendant to be discharged from the information or indictment, that that defendant may be a witness for the state.

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 29-21-08

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • indictment: is a n accusation in writing presented by a grand jury to a competent court charging a person with a crime or public offense. See North Dakota Code 29-01-13
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • information: is a n accusation in writing, in form and substance like an indictment for the same offense, charging a person with a crime or public offense, signed and verified by some person and presented to the district court and filed in the office of the clerk of said court. See North Dakota Code 29-01-13
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
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