Cal. Penal Code § 1508

Of the Writ of Habeas Corpus

Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case 21 Cal. 3d 102 - Younger v. Superior Court (1978)

Most recently applied in Shoemaker v. Harris (March 2013)

Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 38.

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(a) A writ of habeas corpus issued by the Supreme Court or a judge thereof may be made returnable before the issuing judge or his court, before any court of appeal or judge thereof, or before any superior court or judge thereof.

(b) A writ of habeas corpus issued by a court of appeal or a judge thereof may be made returnable before the issuing judge or his court or before any superior court or judge thereof located in that appellate district.

(c) A writ of habeas corpus issued by a superior court or a judge thereof may be made returnable before the issuing judge or his court.

Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.