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Penal Code § 658

TITLE 16. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Current as of September 28, 2026Pen. Code, § 658Official source ↗

Enacted 1872.

When it appears, at the time of passing sentence upon a person convicted upon indictment, that such person has already paid a fine or suffered an imprisonment for the act of which he stands convicted, under an order adjudging it a contempt, the Court authorized to pass sentence may mitigate the punishment to be imposed, in its discretion.