A person unlawfully committed, detained, confined or restrained of his liberty, under any pretense whatever, may petition for and prosecute a writ of habeas corpus to inquire into the cause of such imprisonment or restraint.
A.R.S. § 13-4121
Prosecution of writ
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Escalanti v. Department of Corrections (1993)
Most recently applied in Escalanti v. Department of Corrections (April 1993)
Official source: Arizona State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Arizona statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.