Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 13 Sec. 208

  • 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.

§ 208. Alleging civil marriage in bigamy prosecution

In prosecutions for bigamy it shall be sufficient to allege in the information or indictment that, at the time of the second civil marriage, the respondent had a wife or husband living, without specifying the time or place of the former marriage or the name of the former husband or wife. (Amended 2009, No. 3, § 12a, eff. Sept. 1, 2009.)