Pen. Code, § 1227.5 · Chapter 2. The Execution
Pen. Code, § 1227.5
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Notwithstanding Section 1227, where a judgment of death has not been executed by reason of a stay or reprieve granted by the Governor, the execution shall be carried out on the day immediately after the period of the stay or reprieve without further judicial proceedings.
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History
Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1648.
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