CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 567Introduced by Senator BradfordFebruary 18, 2021 An act to amend Section 1159 of the Penal Code, relating to criminal law. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 567, as introduced, Bradford. Jury instructions: closely related offense.Existing law authorizes the finder of fact in a criminal prosecution, to find the defendant guilty of an offense that is necessarily included in the charged offense.This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 1159 of the Penal Code is amended to read:1159. The jury, or the judge if a jury trial is waived, may find the defendant guilty of any offense, the commission of which is necessarily included in that with which he the defendant is charged, or of an attempt to commit the offense.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 567Introduced by Senator BradfordFebruary 18, 2021 An act to amend Section 1159 of the Penal Code, relating to criminal law. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 567, as introduced, Bradford. Jury instructions: closely related offense.Existing law authorizes the finder of fact in a criminal prosecution, to find the defendant guilty of an offense that is necessarily included in the charged offense.This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 567
Introduced by Senator BradfordFebruary 18, 2021
Introduced by Senator Bradford
February 18, 2021
An act to amend Section 1159 of the Penal Code, relating to criminal law.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 567, as introduced, Bradford. Jury instructions: closely related offense.
Existing law authorizes the finder of fact in a criminal prosecution, to find the defendant guilty of an offense that is necessarily included in the charged offense.This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision.
Existing law authorizes the finder of fact in a criminal prosecution, to find the defendant guilty of an offense that is necessarily included in the charged offense.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 1159 of the Penal Code is amended to read:1159. The jury, or the judge if a jury trial is waived, may find the defendant guilty of any offense, the commission of which is necessarily included in that with which he the defendant is charged, or of an attempt to commit the offense.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 1159 of the Penal Code is amended to read:1159. The jury, or the judge if a jury trial is waived, may find the defendant guilty of any offense, the commission of which is necessarily included in that with which he the defendant is charged, or of an attempt to commit the offense.
SECTION 1. Section 1159 of the Penal Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
1159. The jury, or the judge if a jury trial is waived, may find the defendant guilty of any offense, the commission of which is necessarily included in that with which he the defendant is charged, or of an attempt to commit the offense.
1159. The jury, or the judge if a jury trial is waived, may find the defendant guilty of any offense, the commission of which is necessarily included in that with which he the defendant is charged, or of an attempt to commit the offense.
1159. The jury, or the judge if a jury trial is waived, may find the defendant guilty of any offense, the commission of which is necessarily included in that with which he the defendant is charged, or of an attempt to commit the offense.
1159. The jury, or the judge if a jury trial is waived, may find the defendant guilty of any offense, the commission of which is necessarily included in that with which he the defendant is charged, or of an attempt to commit the offense.