Penal Code section 1186

The court may, on its own motion, at any time before judgment is pronounced, arrest the judgment for any of the defects in the accusatory pleading upon which a motion in arrest of judgment may be founded as provided in Section 1185, by order for that purpose entered upon its minutes.

Source: Section 1186, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=1186. (accessed Apr. 24, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_1186

Original Source: Section 1186, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=1186. (last accessed Apr. 24, 2025).