California Penal Code 1048.1 – (a) In scheduling a trial date at an arraignment in superior …
(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 that trial, when that case is assigned to a particular prosecuting attorney, on the same day that another case is set for trial involving the same prosecuting attorney:
(1) Murder, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 187.
Terms Used In California Penal Code 1048.1
- Arraignment: A proceeding in which an individual who is accused of committing a crime is brought into court, told of the charges, and asked to plead guilty or not guilty.
- person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See California Penal Code 7
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
(2) An alleged sexual assault offense, as described in subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 11165.1.
(3) An alleged child abuse offense, as described in Section 11165.6.
(4) A case being handled in the Career Criminal Prosecution Program pursuant to Chapter 2.2 (commencing with Section 999b).
(5) An alleged offense against a person with a developmental disability.
(b) For purposes of this section, “developmental disability” has the same meaning as found in § 4512 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 91, Sec. 1. (AB 1272) Effective January 1, 2017.)