The writ of habeas corpus is the remedy to be used when any person is restrained in his liberty. It is an order issued by a court or judge of competent jurisdiction, directed to any one having a person in his custody, or under his restraint, commanding him to produce such person, at a time and place named in the writ, and show why he is held in custody or under restraint.
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 11.01
WHAT WRIT IS
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Al-Ra'id v. Ingle (1995)
Most recently applied in Al-Ra'id v. Ingle (November 1995)
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.