§ 1147 When the jury have agreed upon their verdict, they must be conducted …
§ 1148 If charged with a felony the defendant must, before the verdict is …
§ 1149 When the jury appear they must be asked by the Court, or Clerk, …
§ 1150 The jury must render a general verdict, except that in a felony case, …
§ 1151 A general verdict upon a plea of not guilty is either “guilty” or …
§ 1152 A special verdict is that by which the jury find the facts only, …
§ 1153 The special verdict must be reduced to writing by the jury, or in …
§ 1154 The special verdict need not be in any particular form, but is …
§ 1155 The court must give judgment upon the special verdict as …
§ 1156 If the jury do not, in a special verdict, pronounce affirmatively or …
§ 1157 Whenever a defendant is convicted of a crime or attempt to commit a …
§ 1158 Whenever the fact of a previous conviction of another offense is …
§ 1158a (a) Whenever the fact that a defendant was armed with a weapon …
§ 1159 The jury, or the judge if a jury trial is waived, may find the …
§ 1160 On a charge against two or more defendants jointly, if the jury …
§ 1161 When there is a verdict of conviction, in which it appears to the …
§ 1162 If the jury persist in finding an informal verdict, from which, …
§ 1163 When a verdict is rendered, and before it is recorded, the jury may …
§ 1164 (a) When the verdict given is receivable by the court, the clerk …
§ 1165 Where a general verdict is rendered or a finding by the court is made …
§ 1166 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), if a general verdict …
§ 1167 When a jury trial is waived, the judge or justice before whom the …
§ 1168 (a) Every person who commits a public offense, for which any …

Terms Used In California Codes > Penal Code > Part 2 > Title 7 > Chapter 4 - The Verdict or Finding

  • Acquittal:
    1. Judgement that a criminal defendant has not been proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
    2. A verdict of "not guilty."
     
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • board: means the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration. See California Revenue and Taxation Code 20
  • City: includes incorporated city, city and county, municipal corporation, municipality, town, and incorporated town. See California Revenue and Taxation Code 14
  • Controller: means the State Controller. See California Revenue and Taxation Code 21
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • County: includes city and county. See California Revenue and Taxation Code 15
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • 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.
  • Juror: A person who is on the jury.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.