Section 1485.5 Of Chapter 1. Of The Writ Of Habeas Corpus From California Penal Code >> Title 12. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 1.
1485.5
. (a) If the district attorney or Attorney General stipulates
to or does not contest the factual allegations underlying one or
more of the grounds for granting a writ of habeas corpus or a motion
to vacate a judgment, the facts underlying the basis for the court's
ruling or order shall be binding on the Attorney General, the
factfinder, and the California Victim Compensation and Government
Claims Board.
(b) The district attorney shall provide notice to the Attorney
General prior to entering into a stipulation of facts that will be
the basis for the granting of a writ of habeas corpus or a motion to
vacate a judgment.
(c) The express factual findings made by the court, including
credibility determinations, in considering a petition for habeas
corpus, a motion to vacate judgment pursuant to Section 1473.6, or an
application for a certificate of factual innocence, shall be binding
on the Attorney General, the factfinder, and the California Victim
Compensation and Government Claims Board.
(d) For the purposes of this section, "express factual findings"
are findings established as the basis for the court's ruling or
order.
(e) For purposes of this section, "court" is defined as a state or
federal court.