California · Penal Code
PEN §1048: (a) The issues on the calendar shall be disposed of in the following order, unless for good cause the court directs an action to be tried out of its order: (1) Prosecutions for felony, when the defend
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This statute establishes the order in which criminal cases are tried in court, with priority given to cases involving minors, elderly persons, dependent adults, or certain sex offenses.
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