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Cal. Penal Code § 689
Current through 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)
Part of Part 2: Of Criminal Procedure, California Penal Code.
Full text of Cal. Penal Code § 689
Statutory text current through the 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of California.
No person can be convicted of a public offense unless by verdict of a jury, accepted and recorded by the court, by a finding of the court in a case where a jury has been waived, or by a plea of guilty.
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