{"code":"PEN","codeName":"Penal Code","section":"1187","citation":"Pen. Code, § 1187","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. 1998, Ch. 931, Sec. 391.   Effective September 28, 1998.","effective":"1998-09-28","html":"<p>The effect of an order arresting judgment, in a felony case, is to place the defendant in the same situation in which the defendant was immediately before the indictment was found or information filed. In a misdemeanor or infraction case, the effect is to place the defendant in the situation in which the defendant was before the trial was had.</p>","text":"The effect of an order arresting judgment, in a felony case, is to place the defendant in the same situation in which the defendant was immediately before the indictment was found or information filed. In a misdemeanor or infraction case, the effect is to place the defendant in the situation in which the defendant was before the trial was had.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/arrest-of-judgment-1187","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}