Cal. Evid. Code § 930 : CALIFORNIA EVIDENCE CODE — PRIVILEGES — PARTICULAR PRIVILEGES — PRIVILEGE OF DEFENDANT IN CRIMINAL CASE — Witness; testimony TEXT PDF To the extent that such privilege exists under the Constitution of the United States or the State of California, a defendant in a criminal case has a privilege not to be called as a witness and not to testify. Ca. Evid. Code § 930 Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.