Every person committed, detained, confined or restrained of his liberty, within this state, for any criminal or supposed criminal matter, or under any pretense whatsoever, except when, according to the provisions of this chapter, such person can be neither discharged nor bailed, or otherwise relieved, may prosecute a writ of habeas corpus as herein provided, to inquire into the cause of such confinement or restraint.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 532.010
Who may prosecute the writ
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Walters v. Walters (2005)
Most recently applied in Walters v. Walters (November 2005)
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 1590); Prior revisions: 1929 § 1426; 1919 § 1876; 1909 § 2441
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.