{"id":87061,"date":"2018-12-26T16:52:01","date_gmt":"2018-12-26T21:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/?p=87061"},"modified":"2019-11-05T15:37:24","modified_gmt":"2019-11-05T20:37:24","slug":"habeas-corpus-petition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/habeas-corpus\/habeas-corpus-petition","title":{"rendered":"A Rare Win for Habeas Corpus Petitioner"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t
Habeas corpus<\/a>, otherwise known as the Great Writ, is a way for the defendant to challenge his detention by the government as unlawful. Given that courts so rarely grant writs of habeas corpus, the petition is sometimes considered a last-ditch strategy to avoid serving a prison sentence. In fact, courts have issued habeas corpus writs in less than 10 percent of non-capital cases. However, it can be a quite effective form of relief when pursued properly. In\u00a0Rivera v. Thompson<\/em><\/a>, the First Circuit reversed the district court’s ruling and granted what is considered the holy grail in the world of federal criminal defense, a writ of habeas corpus.<\/p>\nThe Habeas Corpus Petition<\/h2>\n