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An order to bring a jailed person before a judge to find out whether he or she should be in jail

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A writ of habeas corpus is used to bring a prisoner or other detainee e.g. institutionalized mental patient before the court to determine if the person's imprisonment or detention is lawful. A habeas petition proceeds as a civil action against the State agent usually a warden who holds the defendant in custody.

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