We affirm the judgment. The court granted the State's motion to amend. This appeal followed.
Any substantive change requires resubmission of the indictment to the grand jury.
If the change in an indictment does not alter any fact that must be proved, the amendment is formal. The averment of time in an indictment is altogether formal, unless the time itself is a legal constituent of the offense. An indictment must allege every element of the offense charged. Although the State must prove at trial the exact dates of the prior convictions to substantiate the general averment in the indictment, the exact dates need not be set forth in the indictment. Thus, the indictment against Corliss, both before and after the amendment, contained every element necessary to charge him with Class C OUI in violation of section 2411.