Section 739 Of Title 2. Mode Of Prosecution From California Penal Code >> Title 2. >> Part 2.
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. When a defendant has been examined and committed, as provided
in Section 872, it shall be the duty of the district attorney of the
county in which the offense is triable to file in the superior court
of that county within 15 days after the commitment, an information
against the defendant which may charge the defendant with either the
offense or offenses named in the order of commitment or any offense
or offenses shown by the evidence taken before the magistrate to have
been committed. The information shall be in the name of the people
of the State of California and subscribed by the district attorney.