If the appeal is irregular in any substantial particular, but not otherwise, the appellate court may order it to be dismissed.
Cal. Penal Code § 1248
Dismissing an Appeal for Irregularity
Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case People v. Shorts (1948)
Most recently applied in 178 Cal. App. 4th 1355 - People v. Lyons (November 2009)
Amended by Stats. 1945, Ch. 40.
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