The various sections of this Code which declare that evidence obtained upon the examination of a person as a witness cannot be received against him in any criminal proceeding, do not forbid such evidence being proved against such person upon any proceedings founded upon a charge of perjury committed in such examination.
Cal. Penal Code § 14
THE ACT
Known as the The Penal Code
The act spans §§ 1–24 (34 sections).
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Bernard v. City of Palo Alto (1983)
Most recently applied in 172 Cal. App. 4th 89 - People v. Maldonado (March 2009)
Enacted 1872.
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