When six or more prospective jurors of inquest attend, they shall be sworn by the coroner to inquire who the person was, and when, where, and by what means the person came to his or her death, to inquire into the circumstances attending the death, and to render a true verdict thereon, according to the evidence offered them or arising from the inspection of the body.

(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1245, Sec. 2.)

Terms Used In California Code of Civil Procedure 236

  • 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.
  • Person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See California Code of Civil Procedure 17
  • Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.