The petition that was submnitted requesting a Writ of Habeus Corpus was denied.
Habeas corpus literally means "give us the body." Prisoners filed a writ of habeas corpus.
A writ of habeas corpus is a judicial mandate ordering that an inmate be brought to the court so it can be determined whether or not that person is imprisoned lawfully and whether or not he should be released from custody. A habeas corpus petition is a petition filed with a court by a person who objects to his own or someone else's detention or imprisonment. The petition must show that the court ordering the detention or imprisonment made a legal or factual error. Habeas corpus petitions are usually filed by persons serving prison sentences.
Definition_____A legal order for an inquiry to determine whether a person has been lawfully imprisoned.......Criticism also greeted president Lincoln's decision to suspend writs of habeas corpus.
Can I a parent file a habeas corpus on the behalf of my son who is a inmate
suspended habeas corpus
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Habeas Corpus
Habeas corpus is Latin for "let me have the body".
The writ of habeas corpus
He just needs to go to the law library and draft his petition.
The writ of habeas corpus is an important right given to American citizens
Habeas corpus (habeas corpus ad subjiciendum) is significant as it is used for correcting violations of personal liberty by directing judicial inquiry into the legality of a detention.