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Cal. Rules of Court, rule 960

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§ 960 No accusatory pleading is insufficient, nor can the trial, judgment, or other proceeding thereon be affected by reason of any defect or imperfection i…

Part 2: Of Criminal Procedure | Title 5: The Pleadings | Chapter 2: Rules of Pleading

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No accusatory pleading is insufficient, nor can the trial, judgment, or other proceeding thereon be affected by reason of any defect or imperfection in matter of form which does not prejudice a substantial right of the defendant upon the merits.

Amendment history: Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674.

§ 960 No accusatory pleading is insufficient, nor can the trial, judgment, or other proceeding thereon be affected by reason of any defect or imperfection i…

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