(a) An indictment for murder or manslaughter is sufficient if it substantially states:
“(name of defendant) on (date) in (county) feloniously (willfully and with deliberately premeditated malice) killed (and murdered) (name of victim) against the peace, government, and dignity of the State.”.
(b) An indictment for murder or manslaughter, or for being an accessory to murder or manslaughter, need not set forth the manner or means of death.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 2 - Murder and Manslaughter
Section 2-201 - Murder in the First Degree
Section 2-204 - Murder in the Second Degree
Section 2-205 - Attempt to Commit Murder in the First Degree
Section 2-206 - Attempt to Commit Murder in the Second Degree
Section 2-208 - Charging Document
Section 2-209 - Manslaughter by Vehicle or Vessel -- Gross Negligence
Section 2-210 - Manslaughter by Vehicle or Vessel -- Criminal Negligence