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In 2021, after more than a dozen unsuccessful appeals and with the help of the Northern California Innocence Project, Sacramento Superior Court found Puckett factually innocent of all charges following the granting of a writ of habeas corpus by the California Supreme Court.
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Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Several days before his release, a law firm hired by M. had filed a writ of habeas corpus, which can be used to determine if an imprisonment is legal.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 28 Feb. 2026
Earlier this month, Post’s attorney filed a writ of habeas corpus for bond reduction, according to Collin County online court records.
—Suryatapa Chakraborty, Dallas Morning News, 27 Feb. 2026
Lawyers working on their behalf filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, an ancient judicial principle forbidding the government from holding anyone in custody without providing a legally tenable reason for doing so.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Smart’s attorneys argued that her trial was unfair and unconstitutional in a 169-page petition for writ of habeas corpus.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
The petition for writ of habeas corpus, filed Monday in California, argues that Masterson’s lawyer did not perform proper due diligence in preparing for the case, resulting in a lack of adequate witnesses and information that resulted in convictions on two counts.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 17 Nov. 2025
In a petition for writ of habeas corpus filed Sept. 29, his attorneys write the government is illegally denying Contreras-Cervantes and seven other plaintiffs a bond hearing while they are detained in ICE custody because of a Trump administration directive that went into effect on July 8.
—Julia Marnin, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2025
In 1850, enslavers even voided the writ of habeas corpus and its due process protections against unlawful detention by pushing through a national Fugitive Slave Law.
—Time, 5 Sep. 2025
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Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Several days before his release, a law firm hired by M. had filed a writ of habeas corpus, which can be used to determine if an imprisonment is legal.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 28 Feb. 2026
Earlier this month, Post’s attorney filed a writ of habeas corpus for bond reduction, according to Collin County online court records.
—Suryatapa Chakraborty, Dallas Morning News, 27 Feb. 2026
Lawyers working on their behalf filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, an ancient judicial principle forbidding the government from holding anyone in custody without providing a legally tenable reason for doing so.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Smart’s attorneys argued that her trial was unfair and unconstitutional in a 169-page petition for writ of habeas corpus.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
The petition for writ of habeas corpus, filed Monday in California, argues that Masterson’s lawyer did not perform proper due diligence in preparing for the case, resulting in a lack of adequate witnesses and information that resulted in convictions on two counts.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 17 Nov. 2025
In a petition for writ of habeas corpus filed Sept. 29, his attorneys write the government is illegally denying Contreras-Cervantes and seven other plaintiffs a bond hearing while they are detained in ICE custody because of a Trump administration directive that went into effect on July 8.
—Julia Marnin, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2025
In 1850, enslavers even voided the writ of habeas corpus and its due process protections against unlawful detention by pushing through a national Fugitive Slave Law.
—Time, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Writ of habeas corpus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/writ%20of%20habeas%20corpus. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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