- Stage
- Became law
- Started in
- Assembly
- Sponsor
- 1
- Latest action
- Oct 11, 2009
What it does
Existing law requires that a defendant be brought to trial within 60 days of arraignment on an indictment or information in a felony case, or within 30 or 45 days of arraignment or entry of plea in a misdemeanor case, as specified. Under existing law, the case must be dismissed if the defendant did not waive that time limit or consent to an extension of time, as specified, and the case is not brought to trial within the time limit. Under existing law, if the defendant does waive time, he or she may withdraw his or her waiver of time and then the case is required to be brought to trial within 60 days for a felony, or 30 or 45 days for a misdemeanor, of the withdrawal of the waiver. Existing…
Where it stands
This bill passed and is now law.
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Once a bill is decided, the questions are about what is done with it in California.