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Introduction To Habeas Corpus

A. General History Article
Habeas Corpus - The Most Extraordinary
Writ HABEAS CORPUS  THE MOST EXTRAORDINARY WRIT
By:  JOSEPH DALE ROBERTSON
Box 724 Pinehurst, Texas 77362

   1.  HABEAS CORPUS YOUR PASS KEY TO FREEDOM
        by DAN DREXLER LEGAL FORMS:MANUAL OF LAW:
         INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO DO IT Copyright (c)

   2. B. Resources And court Adresses

B. United States Constitutional Provisions

   1. United States Constitution Art. 1 § 9

   2. Habeas Corpus In Federal Courts
      Families to Amend California's 3-Strikes.
      Date last modified: 1/29/01
  3. Federal court Pro Se Hand Book
     a. Northern District Click on forms.
     b. Central District Click on forms, then on civil forms.
     c. Eastern District Petition forms are not available at this site. Call or write to the court, or use
         another court's form and change the district to Eastern.
     d. Southern District Click on filing procedures, then forms, then civil.
 4. Habeas & Prison Litigation CaseLaw Update a publication of the Federal Judicial Center • available
     via Internet at http://www.fjc.gov • number 1, June 1996 (Web-FCRM_PRO_Habeas)
 5. Resource Guide for Managing Prisoner Civil Rights Litigation
     with special emphasis on the Prison Litigation Reform Act

• Court Forms - The forms below are not linked-will fix tomorrow
  • NEW:  United States Supreme Court
    • Petition For Writ of Certiorari - Information Packet & Sample Writ
  • Petition for Writ Of Habeas Corpus
    • Petition For Writ Of Habeas Corpus - California
    • Petition For Writ Of Habeas Corpus - 9th Cir. Central
    • Petition For Writ Of Habeas Corpus - 9th Cir. Northern
    • Petition For Writ Of Habeas Corpus - 9th Cir. Southern
• AOC Forms
  • Compensation Claim Form  

Unless otherwise noted, the following forms are fill-in forms in .PDF format.  Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 is required to view and use the forms.  Attorneys experiencing difficulty with any of the ADI forms or the Judicial Council forms are encouraged to contact Amanda Doerrer at Appellate Defenders, Inc. for assistance.

http://www.cand.uscourts.gov/cand/courtinfo.nsf/7f77af8ebdbeff2288256448005e75b0/bcf022d3a58086388825668d00831fd2/$FILE/Prishc.pdf


C. California Constitutional Provisions

California Constitution  Art. 1 § 11

ARTICLE 1 DECLARATION OF RIGHTS-
Sections 1-3CLC
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/.const/.article_1 

California Penal Code Provisions

California Penal Code   1473(a)

California Penal Code-Table of Contents-CLC

California Penal Code:CHAPTER 1. OF THE WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS (CLC) §§..1473-1508 


The normal function of the writ of habeas corpus is set forth in California
Penal Code   1473(a):  "1473(a) (a) Every person unlawfully imprisoned or
restrained of his liberty, under any pretense whatever, may prosecute a
writ of habeas corpus, to inquire into the cause of such imprisonment or restraint."

Rules of Court

2001 California Rules of Court
Sec. 6.5. Habeas corpus petitions unrelated to appellate district
http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/rules/2001/appendix/divistandard-20.htm

Rules of Court 2001 California Rules of Court Sec 6.5-CCL
Sec. 6.5. Habeas corpus petitions unrelated to appellate district

Forms


PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
Form Approved by the Judicial Council of California
MC-275 [Rev. January 1, 1999] Penal Code, § 1473 et seq.;
Cal. Rules of Court, rules 56.5, 201(h)
PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
WEST GROUP Official Publisher

http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/forms/documents/mc275.pdf

Sample Petitions

CONSTITUTIONAL CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GENERALLY
Student Outline-Emanual Publishing