California · Penal Code

PEN §1118.2: A judgment of acquittal entered pursuant to the provisions of Section 1118 or 1118.

Civil

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A judgment of acquittal under Section 1118 or 1118.1 cannot be appealed and bars any future prosecution for that same offense.

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A judgment of acquittal entered pursuant to the provisions of Section 1118 or 1118.1 shall not be appealable and is a bar to any other prosecution for the same offense.

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