HABEAS CORPUS
\hˈe͡ɪbi͡əz kˈɔːpəs], \hˈeɪbiəz kˈɔːpəs], \h_ˈeɪ_b_iə_z k_ˈɔː_p_ə_s]\
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a writ ordering a prisoner to be brought before a judge
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the civil right to obtain a writ of habeas corpus as protection against illegal imprisonment
By Princeton University
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a writ ordering a prisoner to be brought before a judge
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right to obtain a writ of habeas corpus as protection against illegal imprisonment
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Latin for "You have the body." A prisoner files a petition for writ of habeas corpus in order to challenge the authority of the prison or jail warden to continue to hold him. If the judge orders a hearing after reading the writ, the prisoner gets to argue that his confinement is illegal. These writs are frequently filed by convicted prisoners who challenge their conviction on the grounds that the trial attorney failed to prepare the defense and was incompetent. Prisoners sentenced to death also file habeas petitions challenging the constitutionality of the state death penalty law. Habeas writs are different from and do not replace appeals, which are arguments for reversal of a conviction based on claims that the judge conducted the trial improperly. Often, convicted prisoners file both.
By Oddity Software
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A writ to a jailer to produce the body of one detained in prison and to state the reasons of such detention, that the court may judge of their sufficiency.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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