§ 1151. — 1151. (Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674.)

California § 1151.

• Jurisdiction: California
• Code PEN: Penal Code - PEN
• Title: 7.
• Part 2.: TITLE 7. OF PROCEEDINGS AFTER THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE TRIAL AND BEFORE JUDGMENT
• Ch. 4.: CHAPTER 4. The Verdict or Finding

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A general verdict upon a plea of not guilty is either “guilty” or “not guilty,” which imports a conviction or acquittal of the offense charged in the accusatory pleading. Upon a plea of a former conviction or acquittal of the offense charged, or upon a plea of once in jeopardy, the general verdict is either “for the people” or “for the defendant.” When the defendant is acquitted on the ground of a variance between the accusatory pleading and the proof, the verdict is “not guilty by reason of variance between charge and proof.”

Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674.