California · Penal Code

PEN §956: When an offense involves the commission of, or an attempt to commit a private injury, and is described with sufficient certainty in other respects to identify the act, an erroneous allegation as to th

Civil

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This statute governs pleading requirements in criminal cases, stating that minor errors in identifying the victim, location, or property do not invalidate charges if the offense itself is sufficiently described.

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When an offense involves the commission of, or an attempt to commit a private injury, and is described with sufficient certainty in other respects to identify the act, an erroneous allegation as to the person injured, or intended to be injured, or of the place where the offense was committed, or of the property involved in its commission, is not material.

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