Pen. Code, § 1096a · Chapter 2. The Trial

Pen. Code, § 1096a

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In charging a jury, the court may read to the jury Section 1096, and no further instruction on the subject of the presumption of innocence or defining reasonable doubt need be given.

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History

Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 46, Sec. 2. Effective July 3, 1995.

Source of truth

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=1096a.
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Penal Code

Pen. Code, § 1096Printed as Section 1096

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