California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Balli, H045832 (Cal. App. 2020):
adjudged to suffer punishment for its commission or omission." ' " (People v. Vasilyan (2009) 174 Cal.App.4th 443, 449.) "The subject matter jurisdiction of a California court presiding over a criminal prosecution is predicated on the offense," and without a crime, there can be no subject matter jurisdiction. (Ibid.) "When a court lacks jurisdiction in a fundamental sense, an ensuing judgment is void, and such a judgment is vulnerable to direct or collateral attack at any time." (Id. at p. 450.)
2. Merits of section 969f allegation
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