Terms Used In Indiana Code 34-25.5-6-3

  • Habeas corpus: A writ that is usually used to bring a prisoner before the court to determine the legality of his imprisonment. It may also be used to bring a person in custody before the court to give testimony, or to be prosecuted.
   Sec. 3. The officer shall execute the warrant by bringing the person named in the warrant before the court or judge, and the same return and proceedings shall be required as in case of writs of habeas corpus.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-57-21.]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.21.