{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-1138.5","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 1138.5","heading":"","body":"Except for good cause shown, the judge in his of her discretion need not be present in the court while testimony previously received in evidence is read to the jury.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681. - 1620.]","TITLE 7. OF PROCEEDINGS AFTER THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE TRIAL AND BEFORE JUDGMENT [1065. - 1188.]","CHAPTER 3. Conduct of the Jury After the Cause Is Submitted to Them [1137. - 1142.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"d5136dcb97d0753068ea98ca613e2025c806a38daba0ae85c8dec1ab19798893","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-1138","next":"us-ca/pen-1140"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}