Discharge of Defendant: When; Upon Showing of Illegal

8 GCA § 135.34 — under The Writ of Habeas Corpus.

8 GCA § 135.34

Restraint. If no legal cause is shown for the imprisonment or restraint, or for the continuation thereof, the court shall discharge the party from the custody or restraint under which he is held. NOTE: Section 135.34 is substantively the same as former § 1485. See also Cal. Pen. Code § 1485 (same). It has been revised to conform to § 1486 of the California Penal Code. See also § 135.48.