California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Byrd, A144835 (Cal. App. 2018):
5. Under the Penal Code, "[a co-defendant] may become an involuntary witness for the people under section 1099, or for his codefendant under section 1100." (People v. Yeager, supra, 194 Cal. at p. 488.)
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