{"code":"PEN","codeName":"Penal Code","section":"1186","citation":"Pen. Code, § 1186","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681. - 1620.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-2"},{"name":"TITLE 7. OF PROCEEDINGS AFTER THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE TRIAL AND BEFORE JUDGMENT [1065. - 1188.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-2/title-7"},{"name":"CHAPTER 7. Arrest of Judgment [1185. - 1188.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-2/title-7/chapter-7"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674.","effective":null,"html":"<p>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 <a href=\"/pen/1185\">1185</a>, by order for that purpose entered upon its minutes.</p>","text":"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.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/arrest-of-judgment-1186","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}