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Tag: Habeas corpus

  • Special Habeas Corpus Procedures in Capital Cases

    In Legislation Special Habeas Corpus Procedures in Capital Cases in the U.S. Code: Title 28, Part VI, Chapter 154 The current, permanent, in-force federal laws regulating special habeas corpus procedures in capital cases are compiled in the United States Code under Title 28, Part VI, Chapter […]

  • Special Habeas Corpus Procedures in Capital Cases

    In Legislation Special Habeas Corpus Procedures in Capital Cases in the U.S. Code: Title 28, Part VI, Chapter 154 The current, permanent, in-force federal laws regulating special habeas corpus procedures in capital cases are compiled in the United States Code under Title 28, Part VI, Chapter […]

  • Habeas Corpus

    Habeas Corpus in the United States A court order requiring the state to show cause for a person’s detention. Habeas corpus is a Latin term meaning you have the body. Habeas corpus was originally a procedure in English law designed to prevent governmental misconduct, especially the improper […]