The Court must decide all questions of law which arise in the course of a trial.
Cal. Penal Code § 1124
The Trial
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case People v. Chessman (1951)
Most recently applied in 25 Cal. 4th 441 - People v. Williams (May 2001)
Enacted 1872.
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