Penal Code section 128

Every person who, by willful perjury or subornation of perjury procures the conviction and execution of any innocent person, is punishable by death or life imprisonment without possibility of parole. The penalty shall be determined pursuant to Section 190.3 and 190.4.

Source: Section 128, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=128. (updated Jan. 1, 1977; accessed Jun. 9, 2025).

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Jan. 1, 1977

§ 128’s source at ca.gov

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_128

Original Source: Section 128, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=128. (last accessed May 12, 2025).