Penal Code § 957

CHAPTER 2. Rules of Pleading

Current as of September 28, 2026Pen. Code, § 957Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674.

The words used in an accusatory pleading are construed in their usual acceptance in common language, except such words and phrases as are defined by law, which are construed according to their legal meaning.