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782.46 – Habeas corpus not available to prisoners passing through this state.

782.46 Habeas corpus not available to prisoners passing through this state. The officers of all other states, territories and countries are given the right to hold and convey all persons in their custody and charged with or convicted of crime into and through the state of Wisconsin. It shall be a sufficient answer to a […]

782.39 – Concealment of person entitled to writ.

782.39 Concealment of person entitled to writ. Any person who has custody of or power over a person who is entitled to a writ of habeas corpus or for whose relief such a writ has been issued, who shall, with the intent to elude the service of such writ or to avoid the effect thereof, […]

782.44 – Prisoner brought for trial or as witness.

782.44 Prisoner brought for trial or as witness. This chapter does not restrain the power of courts to issue a writ of habeas corpus, to bring before them any prisoner for trial or as a witness. History: 1979 c. 32 s. 59; Stats. 1979 s. 782.44. The trial court in determining whether to grant the […]

782.45 – Witness fees, inmates of state institutions.

782.45 Witness fees, inmates of state institutions. (1) If an inmate of any public institution is brought into court in response to a writ of habeas corpus or subpoena, the institution shall be reimbursed for the time of the officer conducting the inmate and the actual and necessary traveling expenses incurred in taking the inmate […]

782.29 – Proceedings in absence of prisoner; appearance by attorney.

782.29 Proceedings in absence of prisoner; appearance by attorney. When from sickness or infirmity the prisoner cannot without danger be brought before the court or judge before whom the writ is made returnable the respondent may state that fact in the return, verifying the same by oath. If satisfied of the truth of such allegation […]

782.30 – Order of discharge, how enforced, action for damages.

782.30 Order of discharge, how enforced, action for damages. Obedience to any final order discharging or directing the discharge of any prisoner may be enforced by the court making the order by attachment, in the manner provided for a neglect to make a return to a writ of habeas corpus and with the like effect […]

782.31 – Nonliability of officers.

782.31 Nonliability of officers. No officer shall be liable for obeying any final order discharging or directing the discharge of any prisoner. History: 1979 c. 32 s. 59; Stats. 1979 s. 782.31.

782.32 – Reimprisonment for same cause; when cause not same.

782.32 Reimprisonment for same cause; when cause not same. No person who has been discharged by the final order of any court or officer upon a writ of habeas corpus issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be again imprisoned, restrained or kept in custody for the same cause; but it shall not […]

782.33 – Warrant in lieu of writ.

782.33 Warrant in lieu of writ. Whenever it shall appear by satisfactory proof that any person is held in illegal imprisonment and that there is good reason to believe that the person will be carried out of the state or suffer some irreparable injury before the person can be relieved by habeas corpus, the judge […]

782.34 – Order of arrest.

782.34 Order of arrest. When the proof mentioned in s. 782.33 shall also be sufficient to justify an arrest of the person having such prisoner in custody, as for a criminal offense committed in the taking or detaining of such prisoner, the warrant shall also contain an order for the arrest of such person for […]