California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 1096a

Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 46, Sec. 2. Effective July 3, 1995.

In charging a jury, the court may read to the jury Section 1096, and no further instruction on the subject of the presumption of innocence or defining reasonable doubt need be given.

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Cal. Pen. Code § 1096a (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/pen/part-2-of-criminal-procedure/title-7-of-proceedings-after-the-commencement-of-the-trial-and-before-judgment/chapter-2-the-trial/section-1096a

Other sections in Chapter 2 - The Trial

§ 1093§ 1093.5§ 1094§ 1095§ 1096§ 1096a§ 1097§ 1098§ 1099§ 1100…§ 1127b§ 1127c§ 1127d§ 1127e§ 1127f§ 1127g§ 1127h§ 1128§ 1129§ 1130

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