· 11/1/1977
Tasker v. Griffith
Citations
- 238 S.E.2d 229
- 160 W. Va. 739
- 1977 W. Va. LEXIS 295
How courts have described this case
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- finding that the scope of the writ of habeas corpus extends to cover a challenge to the petitioner’s restraint in administrative segregation because of his alleged infraction of prison rules and regulations
- finding that the scope of the writ of habeas corpus extends to cover a challenge to the petitioner's restraint in administrative segregation because of his alleged infraction of prison rules and regulations
- “Habeas corpus lies to test the legality of the restraint under which a person is detained.”
- \Habeas corpus lies to test the legality of the restraint under which a person is detained.\
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Judges: Neely
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