If the prosecuting attorney fails to attend at the trial of a felony, the court must appoint an attorney at law to perform the duties of the prosecuting attorney on such trial.
Cal. Penal Code § 1130
The Trial
Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 931, Sec. 389
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