California · Penal Code
PEN §1022: Whenever the defendant is acquitted on the merits, he is acquitted of the same offense, notwithstanding any defect in form or substance in the accusatory pleading on which the trial was had.
Civil
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When a defendant is acquitted on the merits, the acquittal applies to that offense despite any technical defects in the charging document.
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Whenever the defendant is acquitted on the merits, he is acquitted of the same offense, notwithstanding any defect in form or substance in the accusatory pleading on which the trial was had.
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