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Cal. Penal Code § 878 — Examination of the Case, and Discharge of the Defendant, or Holding Him to Answer
Cal. Penal Code § 878
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Penal Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
On holding the defendant to answer or on a plea of guilty where permitted by law, the magistrate may take from each of the material witnesses examined before him on the part of the people a written undertaking, to the effect that he will appear and testify at the court to which the depositions…
Citator
Cal. Penal Code § 878 — Examination of the Case, and Discharge of the Defendant, or Holding Him to Answer is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
On holding the defendant to answer or on a plea of guilty where permitted by law, the magistrate may take from each of the material witnesses examined before him on the part of the people a written undertaking, to the effect that he will appear and testify at the court to which the depositions and statements or case are to be sent, or that he will forfeit the sum of five hundred dollars.