Â» more... 1  One beautiful day followed another and she gradually wandered farther from the house exploring the ranch-sometimes on horseback, sometimes on foot. 2  I'll ride over on horseback to enable a quick escape if needed, she insisted.
1 Habeas corpus ad prosequendum: a writ ordering return with a prisoner for the purpose of prosecuting him before the court.  Habeas corpus ad respondendum: a writ ordering return to allow the prisoner to answer to new proceedings before the court.
A habeas corpus petition is a petition filed with a court by a person who objects to his own or another's detention or imprisonment. The petition must show that the court ordering the detention or imprisonment made a legal or factual error. Habeas corpus petitions are usually filed by persons serving prison sentences. In family law, a parent who has been denied custody of his child by a trial court may file a habeas corpus petition.