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Cal. Gov. Code § 26502

Duties as Public Prosecutor

Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Elizabeth B. Johnson v. Charles B. MacCoy (1960)

Most recently applied in 31 Cal. 4th 168 - Guillory v. Superior Court (July 2003)

Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.

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The district attorney shall draw all indictments and informations.

Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.