{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-951","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 951","heading":"","body":"An indictment or information may be in substantially the following form: The people of the State of California against A. B. In the superior court of the State of California, in and for the county of ____. The grand jury (or the district attorney) of the county of ____ hereby accuses A. B. of a felony (or misdemeanor), to wit: (giving the name of the crime, as murder, burglary, etc.), in that on or about the ____ day of ____, 19__, in the county of ____, State of California, he (here insert statement of act or omission, as for example, “murdered C. D.”).","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681. - 1620.]","TITLE 5. THE PLEADINGS [940. - 973.]","CHAPTER 2. Rules of Pleading [948. - 973.]"],"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":"753e9d7220b33ce0e943acef35b52848f74a19d00a1d1db5a2fa625b144f6101","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-950","next":"us-ca/pen-952"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}