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A writ of habeas corpus is a court order that directs a person who has detained another person to produce the detainee so the court can determine the legality of the detention. | A writ of habeas corpus is a court order that directs a person who has detained another person to produce the detainee so the court can determine the legality of the detention. | ||
In previous Texas constitutions | In previous Texas constitutions the writ was, consistent with the federal constitution, a privilege rather than a right. Due to the Reconstruction experience, it was made absolute. | ||
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