Statute · California Penal Code
Cal. Penal Code § 957 — Rules of Pleading
Cal. Penal Code § 957
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Penal Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
The words used in an accusatory pleading are construed in their usual acceptance in common language, except such words and phrases as are defined by law, which are construed according to their legal meaning.
Citator
Cal. Penal Code § 957 — Rules of Pleading is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
The words used in an accusatory pleading are construed in their usual acceptance in common language, except such words and phrases as are defined by law, which are construed according to their legal meaning.