{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-987.1","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 987.1","heading":"","body":"Counsel at the preliminary examination shall continue to represent a defendant who has been ordered to stand trial for a felony until the date set for arraignment on the information unless relieved by the court upon the substitution of other counsel or for cause.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681. - 1620.]","TITLE 6. PLEADINGS AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL [976. - 1054.10.]","CHAPTER 1. Of the Arraignment of the Defendant [976. - 993.]"],"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":"01ab1c6ec789ef6df7dc3b1ad8a5dcf72bfdd642499e6d14d98bee94594b8c88","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-987.05","next":"us-ca/pen-987.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}
