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What does the civil right to obtain a Writ of Habeas Corpus give American citizens?
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protection against illegal imprisonment.
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What is the main essential in a writ of habeas corpus?
A Writ of Habeas Corpus is a letter to a jailer instructing to either put the criminal to court OR excuse him from court and let him go free.The importance of a Habeas Corpus is to free yourselffrom being illegally detained in a jail, prison, etc., by showing one, or some of your U S Constitutional rights, amendments were violated and you are being held illegally.
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Habeas Corpus ( It gave every prisoner the right to obtain a writ or document ordering that the prisoner has to be brought to a judge to specify the charges against the prisoner. The judge would decide whether the prisoner should be tires or set free. Because of this, a monarch could not put someone in jail simply for opposing the ruler and prisoner could not be held indefinitely without trial. )
During Reconstruction what legal document protected against illegal imprisonment?
The writ of habeas corpus. This is a court order directing a person who is holding another person in custody to bring the prisoner to the court and show cause why the prisoner should not be se free. It is not exactly a legal document in existence like the Constitution. A person had to apply to the court for the writ either through a lawyer, friend or family to obtain the writ.
What was passed by parliament in the glorious revolution?
Habeas Corpus ( It gave every prisoner the right to obtain a writ or document ordering that the prisoner has to be brought to a judge to specify the charges against the prisoner. The judge would decide whether the prisoner should be tires or set free. Because of this, a monarch could not put someone in jail simply for opposing the ruler and prisoner could not be held indefinitely without trial. )
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