Pen. Code, § 687 · . PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS

Pen. Code, § 687

Verbatim from the official edition

Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

No person can be subjected to a second prosecution for a public offense for which he has once been prosecuted and convicted or acquitted.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Enacted 1872.

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=687.
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