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Penal Code § 1147

CHAPTER 4. The Verdict or Finding

Current as of September 28, 2026Pen. Code, § 1147Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 1905, Ch. 534.

When the jury have agreed upon their verdict, they must be conducted into court by the officer having them in charge. Their names must then be called, and if all do not appear, the rest must be discharged without giving a verdict. In that case the action may be again tried.