Defendant moves the court to quash the indictment against him/her. Defendant argues that the indictment fails to supply required information, and the indictment is also vague and ambiguous and does not apprise the defendant of the charge against him/her with sufficient specificity to permit adequate preparation of a defense.
Connecticut Motion to Quash Indictment
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These include dismissals for: (b)(1) a lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. (b)(2) a lack of personal jurisdiction. (b)(3) improper venue.
(a) A motion to dismiss shall be used to assert: (1) lack of jurisdiction over the subject matter; (2) lack of jurisdiction over the person; (3) insuffi- ciency of process; and (4) insufficiency of service of process.
A motion to quash refers to a specific type of request, in which one court is asked to render the decision made by another, lower court as invalid. A motion to quash example would be if a party experienced improper service of process.
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