Under a writ of habeas corpus how long can a person be held by the police before they must be charged with a crime or released?

Answer 1

Wrong! A Writ of Habeas Corpus is a judicial order which orders the jailer to present a specific individual to a judge. It specifically means Present the Body. How long the jailer has depends on the court order. Different court orders have different conditions. Court orders are generally public documents and not secret documents. One of the reasons the citizens of The United States fought its Revolutionary War was to prevent secret trials. Such are prohibited by the Bill of Rights. Simply because you wrote the judge requesting he issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus does not mean he issued the Writ. If he issued the Writ of Habeas Corpus you should have received a copy. If you did not, a relative or friend should be able to go to the court and pick up a copy for a nominal fee. It should have the information you desire.