California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 1113

The Court may direct the jury to be discharged where it appears that it has not jurisdiction of the offense, or that the facts charged do not constitute an offense punishable by law.

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Cal. Pen. Code § 1113 (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-1113

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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