California Penal Code CHAPTER 2 - Suspension of Execution of Death Penalty: Insanity: Pregnancy

• Section 3700.
  No judge, court, or officer, other than the Governor, can suspend the execution of a judgment of death, except the warden of the State prison...
• Section 3700.5.
  Whenever a court makes and causes to be entered an order appointing a day upon which a judgment of death shall be executed upon a...
• Section 3701.
  If, after his delivery to the warden for execution, there is good reason to believe that a defendant, under judgment of death, has become insane,...
• Section 3702.
  The district attorney must attend the hearing, and may produce witnesses before the jury, for which purpose he may issue process in the same manner...
• Section 3703.
  The verdict of the jury must be entered upon the minutes, and thereupon the court must make and cause to be entered an order reciting...
• Section 3704.
  If it is found that the defendant is sane, the warden must proceed to execute the judgment as specified in the warrant; if it is...
• Section 3704.5.
  Any defendant who, on March 4, 1972, is in a state hospital under court order pursuant to Section 3703, as that section read on March...
• Section 3705.
  If there is good reason to believe that a female against whom a judgment of death is rendered is pregnant, such proceedings must be had...
• Section 3706.
  If it is found that the female is not pregnant, the warden must execute the judgment; if it is found that she is pregnant the...

Last modified: October 22, 2018