quashing habeas corpus

quashing habeas corpus
A remedy against a writ of habeas corpus improperly or fraudulently obtained. 25 Am J1st Hab C § 136. In habeas corpus proceedings, a motion to quash the writ is held to amount to the same thing as a demurrer to the petition. Bleakley v Barclay, 75 Kati 462, 89 P 906.

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