California · Penal Code
PEN §1261: When a new trial is ordered it must be directed to be had in the Court of the county from which the appeal was taken.
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When a court orders a new trial after an appeal, the new trial must take place in the same county court where the original appeal came from.
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When a new trial is ordered it must be directed to be had in the Court of the county from which the appeal was taken.
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