570

In an indictment charging the fact of a previous conviction of a public offense, or of an attempt to commit a public offense, it is sufficient to state 'that the defendant, before the commission of the offense charged in this indictment, was sentenced for the offense of_________ (giving the name of the offense) in _________ (giving the name of the court by which he was sentenced).' History —June 18, 1919, No. 58, p. 302, § 50, eff. 90 days after June 18, 1919.