The Penal Code of California: Enacted in 1872; as Amended in 1889

Front Cover
Bancroft-Whitney Company, 1889 - 6561 pages
 

Contents

Other editions - View all

Common terms and phrases

Popular passages

Page 603 - ... during the marriage or afterward, be, without the consent of the other, examined as to any communication made by one to the other during the marriage; but this exception does not apply to a civil action or proceeding by one against the other nor to a criminal action or proceeding for a crime committed by one against the other.
Page 22 - ... 3. When committed in the lawful defense of such person, or of a wife or husband, parent, child, master, mistress,' or servant of such person, when there is reasonable ground to apprehend a design to commit a felony or to do some great bodily injury, and imminent danger of such design being accomplished...
Page 37 - In all criminal prosecutions for libels, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury; and if it shall appear to the jury that the matter charged as libelous is true, and was published with good motives and for justifiable ends, the party shall be acquitted; and the jury shall have the right to determine the law and the fact.
Page 636 - A witness may also be impeached by evidence that he has made, at other times, statements inconsistent, with his present testimony ; but before this can be done the statements must be related to him, with the circumstances of times, places, and persons present, and he must be asked whether he made such statements, and if so, allowed to explain them. If the statements be in writing, they must be shown to the witness before any question is put to him concerning them.
Page 575 - Unless by order of the court, the officer having them under his charge must not suffer any communication to be made to them, or make any himself, except to ask them if they...
Page 627 - An agreement that by its terms is not to be performed within a year from the making thereof; 2. A special promise to answer for the debt, default, or miscarriage of another, except in the cases provided for in section 2794 of the Civil Code; 3.
Page 78 - Disorderly, contemptuous, or insolent behavior committed during the sitting of any court of justice, in immediate view and presence of the court, and directly tending to interrupt its proceedings or to impair the respect due to its authority; 2.
Page 48 - Every person who provides, supplies, or administers to any pregnant woman, or procures any such woman to take any medicine, drug, or substance, or uses or employs any instrument or other means whatever, with intent thereby to procure the miscarriage of such woman, unless the same is necessary to preserve her life, is punishable by imprisonment in the state prison not less than two nor more than five years.
Page 493 - Neither a departure from the form or mode prescribed by this code in respect to any pleading or proceeding, nor an error or mistake therein, renders it invalid, unless it has actually prejudiced the defendant, or tended to his prejudice, in respect to a substantial right.
Page 314 - Both the demurrer and plea must be put in, in open court, either at the time of the arraignment or at such other time as may be allowed to the defendant for that purpose.

Bibliographic information