Any court or judge empowered to grant the writ, to whom such applications may be presented, shall grant the writ without delay, unless it appear from the application itself or from the documents annexed that the person applying or for whose benefit it is intended is, by this Chapter, prohibited from prosecuting the writ.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 17-9
Writ granted without delay
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case State v. Leach (2013)
Most recently applied in State v. Leach (May 2013)
1868-9, c. 116, s. 6; Code, s. 1628; Rev., s. 1827; C.S., s. 2211.
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