{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-658","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 658","heading":"","body":"When it appears, at the time of passing sentence upon a person convicted upon indictment, that such person has already paid a fine or suffered an imprisonment for the act of which he stands convicted, under an order adjudging it a contempt, the Court authorized to pass sentence may mitigate the punishment to be imposed, in its discretion.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 1. OF CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS [25. - 680.4.]","TITLE 16. GENERAL PROVISIONS [654. - 678.]"],"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":"46d19f7caaa74cd711254d3ed70b68be0ad445cadfa3d3ff79585d78bcd16421","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-657","next":"us-ca/pen-659"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}