Opinion ID: 1674080
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Heading: The Short Form Indictment

Text: Indictments in the case at bar were returned under the short form. Motions to quash these indictments were filed alleging that they were insufficient to properly inform the accused of the nature and cause of the accusation against them as required by the Sixth Amendment to the Federal Constitution, Article I, Section 10 of the Constitution of Louisiana and Article 227 of our Code of Criminal Procedure (1928). In State v. Eyer, 237 La. 45, 110 So.2d 521 (1959), we reiterated our approval of the short form indictment for murder. It has been uniformly upheld by this court as meeting the constitutional test that the accused must be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation against him. See State v. Barksdale, supra, and State v. Cooper, 190 So.2d 86. Accordingly, we find the motions to quash to be without merit.