Pen. Code, § 1349 · Chapter 5. Examination of Witnesses on Commission
Pen. Code, § 1349
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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
When an issue of fact is joined upon an indictment or information, the defendant may have any material witness, residing out of the state, examined in his behalf, as prescribed in this chapter, and not otherwise.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 676, Sec. 253.
Source of truth
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- Official file
- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=1349.
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