California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 1022

Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674.

Whenever the defendant is acquitted on the merits, he is acquitted of the same offense, notwithstanding any defect in form or substance in the accusatory pleading on which the trial was had.

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Cal. Pen. Code § 1022 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/pen/part-2-of-criminal-procedure/title-6-pleadings-and-proceedings-before-trial/chapter-4-plea/section-1022

Other sections in Chapter 4 - Plea

§ 1016§ 1016.2§ 1016.3§ 1016.5§ 1016.7§ 1016.8§ 1017§ 1018§ 1019§ 1020…§ 1024§ 1025§ 1026§ 1026.1§ 1026.2§ 1026.3§ 1026.4§ 1026.5§ 1026.6§ 1027

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