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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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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.

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