§ 777 Every person is liable to punishment by the laws of this State, for a …
§ 777a If a parent violates the provisions of Section 270 of this code, the …
§ 777b Perjury, in violation of Section 118, committed outside of the State …
§ 778 When the commission of a public offense, commenced without the State, …
§ 778a (a) Whenever a person, with intent to commit a crime, does any …
§ 778b Every person who, being out of this state, causes, aids, advises, or …
§ 781 Except as provided in Section 923, when a public offense is committed …
§ 782 When a public offense is committed on the boundary of two or more …
§ 783 When a public offense is committed in this State, on board a vessel …
§ 783.5 When a public offense is committed in a park situated in more than …
§ 784 The jurisdiction of a criminal action:(a) For forcibly and …
§ 784.5 The jurisdiction of a criminal action for a violation of Section 277, …
§ 784.7 (a) If more than one violation of Section 220, except assault …
§ 784.8 If more than one felony violation of subdivision (d) or (e) of …
§ 785 When the offense of incest is committed in the jurisdictional …
§ 786 (a) If property taken in one jurisdictional territory by …
§ 786.5 The jurisdiction of a criminal action brought by the Attorney General …
§ 787 When multiple offenses punishable under one or more of Sections …
§ 788 The jurisdiction of a criminal action for treason, when the overt act …
§ 789 The jurisdiction of a criminal action for stealing or embezzling, in …
§ 790 (a) The jurisdiction of a criminal action for murder or …
§ 791 In the case of an accessory, as defined in Section 32, in the …
§ 792 The jurisdiction of a criminal action against a principal in the …
§ 793 When an act charged as a public offense is within the jurisdiction of …
§ 793.5 Any person convicted of a crime based upon an act or omission for …
§ 794 Where an offense is within the jurisdiction of two or more courts, a …
§ 795 The jurisdiction of a violation of Sections 412, 413, or 414, or a …

Terms Used In California Codes > Penal Code > Part 2 > Title 3 > Chapter 1 - Of the Local Jurisdiction of Public Offenses

  • Acquittal:
    1. Judgement that a criminal defendant has not been proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
    2. A verdict of "not guilty."
     
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • City: includes city and county and "incorporated town" but does not include "unincorporated town" or "village. See California Public Utilities Code 19
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • County: includes city and county. See California Public Utilities Code 18
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
  • Embezzlement: In most states, embezzlement is defined as theft/larceny of assets (money or property) by a person in a position of trust or responsibility over those assets. Embezzlement typically occurs in the employment and corporate settings. Source: OCC
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • property: includes both real and personal property. See California Penal Code 7
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Public Utilities Code 17
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
  • vessel: means a vessel as defined in subdivision (c) of §. See California Penal Code 7
  • will: includes codicil. See California Penal Code 7