{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-864","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 864","heading":"","body":"At the examination, the magistrate must first read to the defendant the depositions of the witnesses examined on taking the information.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681. - 1620.]","TITLE 3. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [777. - 883.]","CHAPTER 7. Examination of the Case, and Discharge of the Defendant, or Holding Him to Answer [858. - 883.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"009220fbeb23f1c32fea575e59bf5a7b7700a404bf7adc7c63a1a17717d01078","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-863","next":"us-ca/pen-865"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}