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Penal Code § 1488

CHAPTER 1. Of the Writ of Habeas Corpus

Current as of September 28, 2026Pen. Code, § 1488Official source ↗

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.