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.
Known as the Great Writ, habeas corpus gives citizens the power to get help from courts to keep government and any other institutions that may imprison people in check.