Both the demurrer and plea must be put in, in open Court, either at the time of the arraignment or at such other time as may be allowed to the defendant for that purpose.
Cal. Penal Code § 1003
Demurrer and Amendment
Applied in 11 court decisions — leading case 223 Cal. App. 2d 316 - People v. Atwood (1963)
Most recently applied in Hudson v. Superior Court of Riverside County (January 2017)
Enacted 1872.
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