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

California § 791.
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Part 2.TITLE 3. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Ch. 1.CHAPTER 1. Of the Local Jurisdiction of Public Offenses

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Cal. Penal Code - PEN Code § 791. (2026).

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In the case of an accessory, as defined in Section 32, in the commission of a public offense, the jurisdiction is in any competent court within the jurisdictional territory of which the offense of the accessory was committed, notwithstanding the principal offense was committed in another jurisdictional territory.

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Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674.
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