Does a valid accusatory pleading need to specify by number the statute under which the accused is being charged?

California, United States of America

The following excerpt is from People v. Power, F075750 (Cal. App. 2019):

"[I]t is clear that a valid accusatory pleading need not specify by number the statute under which the accused is being charged. [Citations.]" (People v. Thomas (1987) 43 Cal.3d 818, 826 (Thomas).) "Given that a specific statutory enumeration is not a prerequisite for a valid accusatory pleading under section 952, it is unremarkable that we have held 'the specific allegations of the accusatory pleading, rather than the statutory definitions of offenses charged, constitute the measuring unit for determining what

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