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writ of habeas corpus

  • n  a writ ordering a prisoner to be brought before a judge
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  • Judge rules local attorney provided ineffective counsel
    STAUNTON — The Augusta County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office has yet to decide if it will retry the case of a woman found guilty of assaulting a deputy in 2009 following a judge’s decision Tuesday to throw out the conviction after the woman filed a writ of habeas corpus citing ineffective counsel.
    July 10, 2013 - The Staunton News Leader

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