corpus
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“The ruling demonstrates a profound misunderstanding and misapplication of the law applied to habeas corpus petitions,” said Hannah Brown, deputy director of the Los Angeles Innocence Project.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
After their arrests, their wives filed habeas corpus petitions at the Supreme Court, challenging the legality of their detentions.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
And there’s this one, a pioneering one in California criminal law: a crime even without a corpse, the body of evidence — the corpus delicti.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2026
His lawyers still managed to persuade Provinzino to issue a writ of habeas corpus ordering his immediate release in Minnesota and the return of all confiscated property.
From Slate • Feb. 19, 2026
Shultz filed his habeas corpus petition, and the Kansas Supreme Court commissioned one of its own retired justices, the Honorable Walter G. Thiele, to conduct a full-scale hearing.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
Vocabulary lists containing corpus
Body Language: Corp ("Body")
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This Week In Culture: September 28–October 4, 2019
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UCPS 6th Grade Roots List #2
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