California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 970

Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674.

When several defendants are named in one accusatory pleading, any one or more may be convicted or acquitted.

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Cal. Pen. Code § 970 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/pen/part-2-of-criminal-procedure/title-5-the-pleadings/chapter-2-rules-of-pleading/section-970

Other sections in Chapter 2 - Rules of Pleading

§ 948§ 949§ 950§ 951§ 952§ 953§ 954§ 954.1§ 955§ 956…§ 969§ 969a§ 969b§ 969e§ 969f§ 969.5§ 970§ 971§ 972§ 973

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