§62-2-1 Prosecutions to be by presentment or indictment.
§62-2-1. Prosecutions to be by presentment or indictment.
Prosecutions for offenses against the state, unless otherwise provided, shall be by presentment or indictment. The trial of a person on a charge of felony shall always be by indictment; and indictment may be found in the first instance, whether the accused has been examined or committed by a justice or not.