The application for a new trial must be made and determined before judgment, the making of an order granting probation, the commitment of a defendant for observation as a mentally disordered sex offender, or the commitment of a defendant for narcotics addiction or insanity, whichever first occurs, and the order granting or denying the application shall be immediately entered by the clerk in the minutes.
Cal. Penal Code § 1182
New Trials
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case 177 Cal. App. 3d 863 - People v. Dennis (1986)
Most recently applied in 205 Cal. App. 4th 1398 - People v. Shokur (May 2012)
Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 676, Sec. 252.
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