California · Penal Code

PEN §1488: 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 o

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A person committed to prison under a magistrate's warrant cannot be released solely because the warrant has a minor procedural defect in its form.

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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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