All the forms of pleading in criminal actions, and the rules by which the sufficiency of pleadings is to be determined, are those prescribed by this Code.
Cal. Penal Code § 948
Rules of Pleading
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 45 Cal. 2d 697 - People v. Jordan (1955)
Most recently applied in 40 Cal. App. 4th 1024 - Brewer v. Teano (December 1995)
Enacted 1872.
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