Cal. Pen. Code § 1179 : CALIFORNIA PENAL CODE — OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — OF PROCEEDINGS AFTER THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE TRIAL AND BEFORE JUDGMENT — NEW TRIALS — New trial TEXT PDF A new trial is a reëxamination of the issue in the same Court, before another jury, after a verdict has been given. Ca. Pen. Code § 1179 Enacted 1872.