Welf. & Inst. Code, § 1803 · Article 6. Extended Detention of Dangerous Persons
Welf. & Inst. Code, § 1803
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An order of the committing court made pursuant to this article is appealable by the person whose liberty is involved in the same manner as a judgment in a criminal case. The appellate court may affirm the order of the lower court, or modify it, or reverse it and order the appellant to be discharged. Pending appeal, the appellant shall remain under the control of the authority.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1693.
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