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Cal. Penal Code § 1099 — The Trial

Cal. Penal Code § 1099

Type
Statute
Source
California Penal Code
Jurisdiction
California
Current through
Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)

When two or more defendants are included in the same accusatory pleading, the court may, at any time before the defendants have gone into their defense, on the application of the prosecuting attorney, direct any defendant to be discharged, that he may be a witness for the people.

Citator

Cal. Penal Code § 1099 — The Trial is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

When two or more defendants are included in the same accusatory pleading, the court may, at any time before the defendants have gone into their defense, on the application of the prosecuting attorney, direct any defendant to be discharged, that he may be a witness for the people.