Statute · California Penal Code

Cal. Penal Code § 1022 — Plea

Cal. Penal Code § 1022

Type
Statute
Source
California Penal Code
Jurisdiction
California
Current through
Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)

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.

Citator

Cal. Penal Code § 1022 — Plea is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

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.