{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-865","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 865","heading":"","body":"The witnesses must be examined in the presence of the defendant, and may be cross-examined in his behalf.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681. - 1620.]","TITLE 3. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [777. - 883.]","CHAPTER 7. Examination of the Case, and Discharge of the Defendant, or Holding Him to Answer [858. - 883.]"],"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":"b51ac7d61d12e2b1c3296e214279453bd82455877461bd4183a43f151b36c40c","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-864","next":"us-ca/pen-866"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}