California · Penal Code
PEN §871.5: (a) When an action is dismissed by a magistrate pursuant to Section 859b, 861, 871, 1008, 1381, 1381.
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This statute establishes the procedure for prosecutors to appeal a magistrate's dismissal of a criminal case to superior court within 15 days on grounds of legal error, with transcript and reinstatement provisions.
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