If, at the designated time and place, it is shown to the satisfaction of the magistrate that the stated ground for conditional examination is not true or that the application was made to avoid the examination of the witness at the trial, the examination cannot take place.

(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 567, Sec. 3. (SB 197) Effective January 1, 2010.)

Terms Used In California Penal Code 1341

  • magistrate: signifies any one of the officers mentioned in Section 808. 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.