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Cal. Rules of Court, rule 972
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§ 972 An accessory to the commission of a felony may be prosecuted, tried, and punished, though the principal may be neither prosecuted nor tried, and thoug…
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Rule Text
An accessory to the commission of a felony may be prosecuted, tried, and punished, though the principal may be neither prosecuted nor tried, and though the principal may have been acquitted.
Amendment history: Amended by Code Amendments 1880, Ch. 47.