Maryland · Maryland Code — Criminal Law Article
Md. Code, Crim. Law § 2-208: - 7 - (a) An indictment for murder or manslaughter is sufficient if it substantially states: “(name of defendant) on (date) in (county) feloniously (willfully and with deliberately premeditated malice) killed (and murdered) (name of victim) against the peace, government, and dignity of the State.”
What this law says, in plain English
An indictment for murder or manslaughter is valid if it states the defendant's name, date, county, and that they willfully killed the victim with premeditated malice. The indictment need not specify how the death occurred.
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