context: The general rule is that an indictment is sufficient if its language tracks the statute.
citation_a.signal: no signal
citation_a.parenthetical: "It is generally sufficient that an indictment set forth the offense in the words of the statute itself."
citation_a.sentence: Hamling v. United States, 418 U.S. 87, 117, 94 S.Ct. 2887, 41 L.Ed.2d 590 (1974) (“It is generally sufficient that an indictment set forth the offense in the words of the statute itself.”); Gooding, 25 U.S. at 474, 25 U.S. 460 (“In general, it may be said, that it is sufficient certainty in ... an indictment to allege the offence in the very terms of the statute.”); cf. Hamling, 418 U.S. at 117, 94 S.Ct. 2887 (clarifying that the general rule applies so long as the statutory language provides all the elements of the offense); United States v. Superior Growers Supply, Inc., 982 F.2d 173, 176 (6th Cir.1992) (“An indictment will usually be sufficient if it states the offense using the words of the statute itself, as long as the statute fully and unambiguously states all the elements of the offense.”).
citation_b.signal: cf.
citation_b.parenthetical: clarifying that the general rule applies so long as the statutory language provides all the elements of the offense
citation_b.sentence: Hamling v. United States, 418 U.S. 87, 117, 94 S.Ct. 2887, 41 L.Ed.2d 590 (1974) (“It is generally sufficient that an indictment set forth the offense in the words of the statute itself.”); Gooding, 25 U.S. at 474, 25 U.S. 460 (“In general, it may be said, that it is sufficient certainty in ... an indictment to allege the offence in the very terms of the statute.”); cf. Hamling, 418 U.S. at 117, 94 S.Ct. 2887 (clarifying that the general rule applies so long as the statutory language provides all the elements of the offense); United States v. Superior Growers Supply, Inc., 982 F.2d 173, 176 (6th Cir.1992) (“An indictment will usually be sufficient if it states the offense using the words of the statute itself, as long as the statute fully and unambiguously states all the elements of the offense.”).