Habeas corpus

[Sarah]

A writ having for its object to bring a party before a court orjudge; especially, one to inquire into the cause of a person'simprisonment or detention by another, with the view to protect theright to personal liberty; also, one to bring a prisoner into courtto testify in a pending trial. Bouvier.

[Gregory]

The right of [habeas corpus] is the constitutionally bestowed right of a person to present evidence before a court that he or she has been wrongly imprisoned.

The law just cant keep you locked up, [execute] you, or decide your fate without a determination of whether youve committed a crime or not.

Section 9 of the US constitution states - The Privilege of the [Writ] of [Habeas Corpus] shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it.

[Julene]

a legal order that states that a person in prison must appear before and be judged by a court of law before he or she can be forced by law to stay in prison