California AB1917 amends the Penal Code to allow setting aside indictments or informations without reasonable or probable cause.
California AB1917 amends the Penal Code to allow the court to set aside an indictment or information if it is not found, endorsed, and presented as prescribed, or if the defendant was indicted or committed without reasonable or probable cause. The act applies only to cases with preliminary hearings on or after the operative date of the act. The act also modifies the timeline for filing motions to set aside indictments or informations and outlines the process for reviewing such motions.
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