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.
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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