Penal Code section 191

The rules of the common law, distinguishing the killing of a master by his servant, and of a husband by his wife, as petit treason, are abolished, and these offenses are homicides, punishable in the manner prescribed by this Chapter.

Source: Section 191, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=191. (accessed May 14, 2025).

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May 12, 2025

§ 191’s source at ca.gov

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_191

Original Source: Section 191, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=191. (last accessed May 12, 2025).