Section 871 Of Chapter 7. Examination Of The Case, And Discharge Of The Defendant, Or Holding Him To Answer From California Penal Code >> Title 3. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 7.
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. If, after hearing the proofs, it appears either that no public
offense has been committed or that there is not sufficient cause to
believe the defendant guilty of a public offense, the magistrate
shall order the complaint dismissed and the defendant to be
discharged, by an indorsement on the depositions and statement,
signed by the magistrate, to the following effect: "There being no
sufficient cause to believe the within named A. B. guilty of the
offense within mentioned, I order that the complaint be dismissed and
that he or she shall be discharged."