California Statutes

§ 1126. — 1126. (Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 699, Sec. 12.)

California § 1126.
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Part 2.TITLE 7. OF PROCEEDINGS AFTER THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE TRIAL AND BEFORE JUDGMENT
Ch. 2.CHAPTER 2. The Trial

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Cal. Penal Code - PEN Code § 1126. (2026).

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In a trial for any offense, questions of law are to be decided by the court, and questions of fact by the jury. Although the jury has the power to find a general verdict, which includes questions of law as well as of fact, they are bound, nevertheless, to receive as law what is laid down as such by the court.

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Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 699, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 2009.
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