{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-889","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 889","heading":"","body":"An indictment is an accusation in writing, presented by the grand jury to a competent court, charging a person with a public offense.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681. - 1620.]","TITLE 4. GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS [888. - 939.91.]","CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [888. - 892.]"],"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":"8c2180c61b77972efebcf2c8bf5a11e9b9eb2466d23ffd06b210ef47bafad761","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-888.2","next":"us-ca/pen-890"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}