Download or read book A Treatise of the Writ of Habeas Corpus written by William Smithers Church and published by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.. This book was released on 2013 with total page 766 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive work discusses all aspects of the writ and its jurisdiction in English common law and United States federal and state courts. Includes an examination of issues of bail, foreign and interstate extradition, the return, pardon, custody, etc. and a thorough history of the writ that traces its history to the Roman Edict.