{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-1150","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 1150","heading":"","body":"The jury must render a general verdict, except that in a felony case, when they are in doubt as to the legal effect of the facts proved, they may, except upon a trial for libel, find a special verdict.","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 4. The Verdict or Finding [1147. - 1168.]"],"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":"38024725fb55b675b8265605544b8704aff036702ecb2457fd260d73d6a8e517","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-1149","next":"us-ca/pen-1151"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}