§ 217.1 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), every person who …
§ 218 Every person who unlawfully throws out a switch, removes a rail, or …
§ 218.1 Any person who unlawfully and with gross negligence places or causes …
§ 219 Every person who unlawfully throws out a switch, removes a rail, or …
§ 219.1 Every person who unlawfully throws, hurls or projects at a vehicle …
§ 219.2 Every person who willfully throws, hurls, or projects a stone or …
§ 219.3 Any person who wilfully drops or throws any object or missile from …
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Terms Used In California Codes > Penal Code > Part 1 > Title 8 > Chapter 5 - Attempts to Kill

  • board: means the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration. See California Revenue and Taxation Code 20
  • 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.
  • Federal prosecutor: A lawyer appointed by the President in each judicial district to prosecute and defend cases for the federal government.
  • Federal public defender: An attorney employed by the federal courts on a full-time basis to provide legal defense to defendants who are unable to afford counsel. The judiciary administers the federal defender program pursuant to the Criminal Justice Act. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Juror: A person who is on the jury.
  • peace officer: signify any one of the officers mentioned in Chapter 4. See California Penal Code 7
  • Person: includes any person, firm, partnership, general partner of a partnership, limited liability company, registered limited liability partnership, foreign limited liability partnership, association, corporation, company, syndicate, estate, trust, business trust, or organization of any kind. See California Revenue and Taxation Code 19
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Public defender: Represent defendants who can't afford an attorney in criminal matters.
  • spouse: includes "registered domestic partner" as required by §. See California Penal Code 7
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the district and territories. See California Penal Code 7
  • vessel: means a vessel as defined in subdivision (c) of §. See California Penal Code 7