{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-970","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 970","heading":"","body":"When several defendants are named in one accusatory pleading, any one or more may be convicted or acquitted.","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":"c184b725ffdd3b9d6a832873747d792229872616bc6a4d136cde7ce97dedeb4f","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-969.5","next":"us-ca/pen-971"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}