Penal Code section 1126

In a trial for any offense, questions of law are to be decided by the court, and questions of fact by the jury. Although the jury has the power to find a general verdict, which includes questions of law as well as of fact, they are bound, nevertheless, to receive as law what is laid down as such by the court.

Source: Section 1126, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=1126. (accessed Jun. 2, 2025).

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May 12, 2025

§ 1126’s source at ca.gov

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Original Source: Section 1126, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=1126. (last accessed May 12, 2025).