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.
Latin for that you have the body.. In the US system, federal courts can use the writ of habeas corpus to determine if a state's detention of a prisoner is valid. A writ of habeas corpus is used to bring a prisoner or other detainee (e.g. institutionalized mental patient) before the court to determine if the person's imprisonment or detention is lawful. A habeas petition proceeds as a civil action against the State agent (usually a warden) who holds the defendant in custody.