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Section 12-122 – ATTORNEY’S FEES IN HABEAS CORPUS ACTIONS.

12-122. ATTORNEY’S FEES IN HABEAS CORPUS ACTIONS. In any habeas corpus action brought by a state penitentiary or county jail inmate, the judge shall award reasonable attorney’s fees to the respondent, if, in the judgment of the court, the habeas corpus action was brought frivolously by the petitioner. In all habeas corpus actions which result […]