Sec. 1. Every person whose liberty is restrained, under any pretense whatever, may prosecute a writ of habeas corpus to inquire into the cause of the restraint, and shall be delivered from the restraint if the restraint is illegal.
Ind. Code § 34-25.5-1-1
Persons entitled to writ
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Partlow v. Superintendent, Miami Correctional Facility (2001)
Most recently applied in Marcus Richardson v. Wendy Knight (August 2014)
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.21.
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