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A Habeas corpus is latin for the phrase “produce the body”. It is the writ that first arose at common law and still exists today to question the legality of detention. If a person, whether it be a criminal defendant, or a child in a child custody case, is being illegally detained, the writ of habeas corpus is the method used to challenge the illegal detention.
