Penal Code section 1100

When two or more defendants are included in the same accusatory pleading, and the court is of opinion that in regard to a particular defendant there is not sufficient evidence to put him on his defense, it must order him to be discharged before the evidence is closed, that he may be a witness for his codefendant.

Source: Section 1100, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=1100. (accessed Jun. 2, 2025).

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May 12, 2025

§ 1100’s source at ca.gov

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_1100

Original Source: Section 1100, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=1100. (last accessed May 12, 2025).