California Penal Code CHAPTER 8 - Formation of the Trial Jury and theCalendar of Issues for Trial

• Section 1046.
  Trial juries for criminal actions are formed in the same manner as trial juries in civil actions.(Enacted 1872.)
• Section 1048.
  (a) The issues on the calendar shall be disposed of in the following order, unless for good cause the court directs an action to be tried...
• Section 1048.1.
  (a) In scheduling a trial date at an arraignment in superior court involving any of the following offenses, reasonable efforts shall be made to avoid setting...
• Section 1048.2.
  Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 1048, for good cause shown, the court may grant priority to an action for an alleged violation of Section 236.1...
• Section 1049.
  After his plea, the defendant is entitled to at least five days to prepare for trial.(Amended by Stats. 1927, Ch. 606.)
• Section 1049.5.
  In felony cases, the court shall set a date for trial which is within 60 days of the defendant’s arraignment in the superior court unless,...
• Section 1050.
  (a) The welfare of the people of the State of California requires that all proceedings in criminal cases shall be set for trial and heard and...
• Section 1050.1.
  In any case in which two or more defendants are jointly charged in the same complaint, indictment, or information, and the court or magistrate, for...
• Section 1050.5.
  (a) When, pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 1050, the court imposes sanctions for failure to comply with the provisions of subdivision (b) of Section 1050,...
• Section 1051.
  Upon a trial for any offense, if a defense witness testifies, there shall be good cause for a reasonable continuance unless the court finds that...

Last modified: October 22, 2018