REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961 (EXCERPT)
Act 236 of 1961
600.4322 Habeas corpus; “prisoner” defined.
Sec. 4322.
The term “prisoner”, as used in connection with habeas corpus, means the person on whose behalf the writ is issued, such as an inmate of a penal or mental institution, the child whose custody is sought, and other persons alleged to be restrained of their liberty.
History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963
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