California · Government Code

GOV §68118: Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to curtail the right of a defendant in a criminal case to a fair and speedy trial or authorize the trial of such a defendant by jurors drawn from a

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This statute preserves defendants' rights to fair and speedy trials and ensures jurors are drawn from the trial county, preventing curtailment of these protections.

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Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to curtail the right of a defendant in a criminal case to a fair and speedy trial or authorize the trial of such a defendant by jurors drawn from a jury panel of a court outside the county of trial.

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