California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 199

The homicide appearing to be justifiable or excusable, the person indicted must, upon his trial, be fully acquitted and discharged.

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Cal. Pen. Code § 199 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/pen/part-1-of-crimes-and-punishments/title-8-of-crimes-against-the-person/chapter-1-homicide/section-199

Other sections in Chapter 1 - Homicide

§ 187§ 188§ 189§ 189.1§ 189.5§ 190§ 190.03§ 190.05§ 190.1§ 190.2…§ 193.5§ 193.7§ 193.8§ 194§ 195§ 196§ 197§ 198§ 198.5§ 199

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