California Code
PART 2 - OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
TITLE 7 - OF PROCEEDINGS AFTER THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE TRIAL AND BEFORE JUDGMENT

CHAPTER 1 - Challenging the Jury

Section 1065. - 1065. If, either upon an exception to the challenge or...

Section [1083.]. - [1083.] Section Ten Hundred and Eighty-three. The Court must allow...

Section 1089. - 1089. Whenever, in the opinion of a judge of a...

CHAPTER 2 - The Trial

Section 1093. - 1093. The jury having been impaneled and sworn, unless waived,...

Section 1093.5. - 1093.5. In any criminal case which is being tried before...

Section 1094. - 1094. When the state of the pleadings requires it, or...

Section 1095. - 1095. If the offense charged is punishable with death, two...

Section 1096. - 1096. A defendant in a criminal action is presumed to...

Section 1096a. - 1096a. In charging a jury, the court may read to...

Section 1097. - 1097. When it appears that the defendant has committed a...

Section 1098. - 1098. When two or more defendants are jointly charged with...

Section 1099. - 1099. When two or more defendants are included in the...

Section 1100. - 1100. When two or more defendants are included in the...

Section 1101. - 1101. The order mentioned in Sections 1099 and 1100 is...

Section 1102. - 1102. The rules of evidence in civil actions are applicable...

Section 1102.6. - 1102.6. The right of a victim of crime to be...

Section 1108. - 1108. Upon a trial for procuring or attempting to procure...

Section 1109. - 1109. (a) If requested by the defense, a case in...

Section 1111. - 1111. A conviction can not be had upon the testimony...

Section 1111.5. - 1111.5. (a) A jury or judge may not convict a...

Section 1112. - 1112. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (d) of Section 28...

Section 1113. - 1113. The Court may direct the jury to be discharged...

Section 1114. - 1114. If the jury be discharged because the Court has...

Section 1115. - 1115. If the offense was committed within the exclusive jurisdiction...

Section 1116. - 1116. If the defendant is not arrested on a warrant...

Section 1117. - 1117. If the jury is discharged because the facts as...

Section 1118. - 1118. In a case tried by the court without a...

Section 1118.1. - 1118.1. In a case tried before a jury, the court...

Section 1118.2. - 1118.2. A judgment of acquittal entered pursuant to the provisions...

Section 1119. - 1119. When, in the opinion of the court, it is...

Section 1120. - 1120. If a juror has any personal knowledge respecting a...

Section 1121. - 1121. The jurors sworn to try an action may, in...

Section 1122. - 1122. (a) After the jury has been sworn and before...

Section 1122.5. - 1122.5. (a) The court, in its discretion, may, at each...

Section 1124. - 1124. The Court must decide all questions of law which...

Section 1126. - 1126. In a trial for any offense, questions of law...

Section 1127. - 1127. All instructions given shall be in writing, unless there...

Section 1127a. - 1127a. (a) As used in this section, an “in-custody informant”...

Section 1127b. - 1127b. When, in any criminal trial or proceeding, the opinion...

Section 1127c. - 1127c. In any criminal trial or proceeding where evidence of...

Section 1127d. - 1127d. (a) In any criminal prosecution for the crime of...

Section 1127e. - 1127e. The term “unchaste character” shall not be used by...

Section 1127f. - 1127f. In any criminal trial or proceeding in which a...

Section 1127g. - 1127g. In any criminal trial or proceeding in which a...

Section 1127h. - 1127h. In any criminal trial or proceeding, upon the request...

Section 1128. - 1128. After hearing the charge, the jury may either decide...

Section 1129. - 1129. When a defendant who has given bail appears for...

Section 1130. - 1130. If the prosecuting attorney fails to attend at the...

CHAPTER 3 - Conduct of the Jury After the Cause Is Submitted to Them

Section 1137. - 1137. Upon retiring for deliberation, the jury may take with...

Section 1138. - 1138. After the jury have retired for deliberation, if there...

Section 1138.5. - 1138.5. Except for good cause shown, the judge in his...

Section 1140. - 1140. Except as provided by law, the jury cannot be...

Section 1141. - 1141. In all cases where a jury is discharged or...

Section 1142. - 1142. While the jury are absent the Court may adjourn...

CHAPTER 4 - The Verdict or Finding

Section 1147. - 1147. When the jury have agreed upon their verdict, they...

Section 1148. - 1148. If charged with a felony the defendant must, before...

Section 1149. - 1149. When the jury appear they must be asked by...

Section 1150. - 1150. The jury must render a general verdict, except that...

Section 1151. - 1151. A general verdict upon a plea of not guilty...

Section 1152. - 1152. A special verdict is that by which the jury...

Section 1153. - 1153. The special verdict must be reduced to writing by...

Section 1154. - 1154. The special verdict need not be in any particular...

Section 1155. - 1155. The court must give judgment upon the special verdict...

Section 1156. - 1156. If the jury do not, in a special verdict,...

Section 1157. - 1157. Whenever a defendant is convicted of a crime or...

Section 1158. - 1158. Whenever the fact of a previous conviction of another...

Section 1158a. - 1158a. (a) Whenever the fact that a defendant was armed...

Section 1159. - 1159. The jury, or the judge if a jury trial...

Section 1160. - 1160. On a charge against two or more defendants jointly,...

Section 1161. - 1161. When there is a verdict of conviction, in which...

Section 1162. - 1162. If the jury persist in finding an informal verdict,...

Section 1163. - 1163. When a verdict is rendered, and before it is...

Section 1164. - 1164. (a) When the verdict given is receivable by the...

Section 1165. - 1165. Where a general verdict is rendered or a finding...

Section 1166. - 1166. If a general verdict is rendered against the defendant,...

Section 1167. - 1167. When a jury trial is waived, the judge or...

Section 1168. - 1168. (a) Every person who commits a public offense, for...

CHAPTER 4.5 - Trial Court Sentencing

ARTICLE 1 - Initial Sentencing

Section 1170. - 1170. (a) (1) The Legislature finds and declares that the...

Section 1170.02. - 1170.02. A prisoner is not eligible for resentence or recall...

Section 1170.05. - 1170.05. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the Secretary of the...

Section 1170.06. - 1170.06. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a sheriff or a...

Section 1170.1. - 1170.1. (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, and subject...

Section 1170.11. - 1170.11. As used in Section 1170.1, the term “specific enhancement”...

Section 1170.12. - 1170.12. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, if a defendant has...

Section 1170.125. - 1170.125. Notwithstanding Section 2 of Proposition 184, as adopted at...

Section 1170.126. - 1170.126. (a) The resentencing provisions under this section and related...

Section 1170.127. - 1170.127. (a) A person who is committed to a state...

Section 1170.13. - 1170.13. Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 1170.1 which provides for...

Section 1170.15. - 1170.15. Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 1170.1 which provides for...

Section 1170.16. - 1170.16. In lieu of the term provided in Section 1170.1,...

Section 1170.18. - 1170.18. (a) A person who, on November 5, 2014, was...

Section 1170.2. - 1170.2. (a) In the case of any inmate who committed...

Section 1170.21. - 1170.21. A conviction for a violation of Section 647f as...

Section 1170.22. - 1170.22. (a) A person who is serving a sentence as...

Section 1170.3. - 1170.3. The Judicial Council shall seek to promote uniformity in...

Section 1170.4. - 1170.4. The Judicial Council shall collect and analyze relevant information...

Section 1170.45. - 1170.45. The Judicial Council shall collect data on criminal cases...

Section 1170.5. - 1170.5. The Judicial Council shall conduct annual sentencing institutes for...

Section 1170.7. - 1170.7. Robbery or attempted robbery for the purpose of obtaining...

Section 1170.71. - 1170.71. The fact that a person who commits a violation...

Section 1170.72. - 1170.72. Upon conviction of a violation of Section 11353, 11353.5,...

Section 1170.73. - 1170.73. Upon conviction of a felony violation of Section 11377,...

Section 1170.74. - 1170.74. Upon conviction of a felony violation of Section 11377,...

Section 1170.76. - 1170.76. The fact that a defendant who commits or attempts...

Section 1170.78. - 1170.78. Upon a conviction of a violation of Section 451,...

Section 1170.8. - 1170.8. (a) The fact that a robbery or an assault...

Section 1170.81. - 1170.81. The fact that the intended victim of an attempted...

Section 1170.82. - 1170.82. Upon a conviction of a violation of Section 11352,...

Section 1170.84. - 1170.84. Upon conviction of any serious felony, listed in subdivision...

Section 1170.85. - 1170.85. (a) Upon conviction of any felony assault or battery...

Section 1170.86. - 1170.86. Upon conviction of a felony violation of Section 220,...

Section 1170.89. - 1170.89. Where there is an applicable triad for an enhancement...

Section 1170.9. - 1170.9. (a) In the case of any person convicted of...

Section 1170.91. - 1170.91. (a) If the court concludes that a defendant convicted...

ARTICLE 1.5 - Recall and Resentencing

Section 1172. - 1172. (a) The County Resentencing Pilot Program (pilot) is hereby...

Section 1172.1. - 1172.1. (a) (1) When a defendant, upon conviction for a...

Section 1172.2. - 1172.2. (a) Notwithstanding any other law and consistent with paragraph...

Section 1172.6. - 1172.6. (a) A person convicted of felony murder or murder...

Section 1172.7. - 1172.7. (a) Any sentence enhancement that was imposed prior to...

Section 1172.75. - 1172.75. (a) Any sentence enhancement that was imposed prior to...

CHAPTER 4.8 - Pregnant and Parenting Women s Alternative Sentencing Program Act

Section 1174. - 1174. This chapter shall be known as the Pregnant and...

Section 1174.1. - 1174.1. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall...

Section 1174.2. - 1174.2. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the unencumbered balance of...

Section 1174.3. - 1174.3. (a) The department shall ensure that the facility designs...

Section 1174.4. - 1174.4. (a) Persons eligible for participation in this alternative sentencing...

Section 1174.5. - 1174.5. The department shall be responsible for the funding and...

Section 1174.8. - 1174.8. (a) The department shall adopt regulations pursuant to the...

Section 1174.9. - 1174.9. A program facility administered by the Department of Corrections...

CHAPTER 5 - Bills of Exception

Section 1176. - 1176. When written instructions have been presented, and given, modified,...

CHAPTER 6 - New Trials

Section 1179. - 1179. A new trial is a reëxamination of the issue...

Section 1180. - 1180. The granting of a new trial places the parties...

Section 1181. - 1181. When a verdict has been rendered or a finding...

Section 1182. - 1182. The application for a new trial must be made...

CHAPTER 7 - Arrest of Judgment

Section 1185. - 1185. A motion in arrest of judgment is an application...

Section 1186. - 1186. The court may, on its own motion, at any...

Section 1187. - 1187. The effect of an order arresting judgment, in a...

Section 1188. - 1188. If, from the evidence on the trial, there is...