APPEALS

HABEAS CORPUS
In Latin, habeas corpus means “you shall have the body.” The “Great Writ” of habeas corpus allows a judge to decide the legality of any form of loss of personal liberty, for example incarceration in jail or prison pursuant to a court judgment.

Habeas petitions are commonly used to challenge convictions based on ineffective assistance of counsel or false evidence.

There is no statute of limitations for filing a petition for writ of habeas corpus because the right of personal freedom from illegal restraint never lapses.

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