{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-686.1","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 686.1","heading":"","body":"Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the defendant in a capital case shall be represented in court by counsel at all stages of the preliminary and trial proceedings.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681. - 1620.]","PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS"],"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":"b4c5fe1363ff0e69175ed353a650d3f21c3486a54c2681f7bca4fc5b8a2d94d0","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-686","next":"us-ca/pen-686.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}