Pen. Code, § 1094 · Chapter 2. The Trial

Pen. Code, § 1094

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When the state of the pleadings requires it, or in any other case, for good reasons, and in the sound discretion of the court, the order prescribed in Section 1093 may be departed from.

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History

Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 35, Sec. 11. (SB 174) Effective January 1, 2010.

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Edition: As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN&sectionNum=1094.
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Penal Code

Pen. Code, § 1093Printed as Section 1093

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