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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Principle stating that a person cannot be held in prison without being charged with a crime

JoelTheBoss (joel_the_boss):

Are you referring to the magna carta or what do you mean?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Im pretty sure that it's called the Habeas Corpus. 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.

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