If any person shall knowingly again imprison or detain one who has been set at large upon any writ of habeas corpus, for the same cause, other than by the legal process or order of the court wherein he is bound by recognizance to appear, or of any other court having jurisdiction in the case, he shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 17-25
Recommittal after discharge; penalty
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case State v. Chapman (2012)
Most recently applied in State v. Chapman (February 2012)
1868-9, c. 116, s. 26; Code, s. 1651; Rev., s. 3581; C.S., s. 2227; 1993, c. 539, s. 306; 1994, Ex
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