All felonies shall be prosecuted by indictment or information, except as provided in Section 859a. A proceeding pursuant to Section 3060 of the Government Code shall be prosecuted by accusation.
Cal. Penal Code § 737
MODE OF PROSECUTION
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 134 Cal. App. 4th 1186 - People v. VIRAY (2005)
Most recently applied in 224 Cal. App. 4th 746 - Weaver v. Superior Court (March 2014)
Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 931, Sec. 356
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