California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 1488

Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1608.

If any person is committed to prison, or is in custody of any officer on any criminal charge, by virtue of any warrant of commitment of a magistrate, such person must not be discharged on the ground of any mere defect of form in the warrant of commitment.

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Cal. Pen. Code § 1488 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/pen/part-2-of-criminal-procedure/title-12-of-special-proceedings-of-a-criminal-nature/chapter-1-of-the-writ-of-habeas-corpus/section-1488

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