Penal Code section 1041

An issue of fact arises:

1.Upon a plea of not guilty.

2.Upon a plea of a former conviction or acquittal of the same offense.

3.Upon a plea of once in jeopardy.

4.Upon a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity.

Source: Section 1041, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=1041. (updated Jan. 1, 1949; accessed Oct. 27, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_1041

Original Source: Section 1041, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=1041. (last accessed May 12, 2025).