Alabama Code 15-21-19. Proceedings when person not produced on account of sickness or infirmity
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 15-21-19
- Adjourn: A motion to adjourn a legislative chamber or a committee, if passed, ends that day's session.
- 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.
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
When the party on whose behalf a writ of habeas corpus is sued out is not produced on account of sickness or infirmity, the court or judge before whom the writ is returnable may proceed to decide on the return as if the party had been produced if satisfied of such sickness or infirmity, may proceed to the place where he is imprisoned or detained and there make the examination or may adjourn the examination to another time.