12)___________________ Latin term for “you have the body.”…
12)___________________ Latin term for “you have the body.” A writ whose purpose is to obtain immediate relief from illegal imprisonment by having the “body” (i.e., the prisoner) delivered from custody and brought before that court. A writ of habeas corpus is a means for attacking the constitutionality of the statute under which, or the proceedings in which, the original conviction was obtained. There are numerous writs of habeas corpus, each applicable in different procedural circumstances. The full name of the ordinary writ of habeas corpus is habeas corpus ad subjiciendum
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