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Cal. Penal Code § 996

Setting Aside the Indictment or Information

Applied in 29 court decisions — leading case 43 Cal. 3d 1104 - People v. Anderson (1987)

Most recently applied in 35 Cal. 4th 180 - Varian Medical Systems, Inc. v. Delfino (March 2005)

Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 138.

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If the motion to set aside the indictment or information is not made, the defendant is precluded from afterwards taking the objections mentioned in Section 995.

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