Pen. Code, § 1187 · Chapter 7. Arrest of Judgment
Pen. Code, § 1187
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The effect of an order arresting judgment, in a felony case, is to place the defendant in the same situation in which the defendant was immediately before the indictment was found or information filed. In a misdemeanor or infraction case, the effect is to place the defendant in the situation in which the defendant was before the trial was had.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 931, Sec. 391. Effective September 28, 1998.
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