California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 191

The rules of the common law, distinguishing the killing of a master by his servant, and of a husband by his wife, as petit treason, are abolished, and these offenses are homicides, punishable in the manner prescribed by this Chapter.

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Cal. Pen. Code § 191 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/pen/part-1-of-crimes-and-punishments/title-8-of-crimes-against-the-person/chapter-1-homicide/section-191

Other sections in Chapter 1 - Homicide

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