Cal. Penal Code - PEN § 1562. Section 1562.
The party prosecuting a special proceeding of a criminal nature is designated in this Code as the complainant, and the adverse party as the defendant.
CHAPTER 5. Miscellaneous Provisions Respecting Special Proceedings of a Criminal Nature [1562. - 1564.]
Cal. Penal Code - PEN 5.
in effectCal. Penal Code - PEN § 1563. Section 1563.
The provisions of Section 1401, in respect to entitling affidavits, are applicable to such proceedings.
Cal. Penal Code - PEN § 1564. Section 1564.
The Courts and magistrates before whom such proceedings are prosecuted may issue subpoenas for witnesses, and punish their disobedience in the same manner as in a criminal action.
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