Reutter v. Meierhenry

This country was created, then matured and prospered, upon a foundational concept of liberty. Habeas corpus is referred to as “the most important writ of all” and is “often called the great writ of liberty....” 4 C. Torcia, Wharton’s Criminal Procedure, § 646, at 374 (12th ed. 1976). See Cochrun v. Solem, 397 N.W.2d 94, 96 (S.D. 1986). See also L. Yackle, Postconviction Remedies, § 4 (1981) (where a concise history of habeas corpus appears). Another commentator identified habeas corpus as the “most important human rights provision in the Constitution.” Chafee, The Most Important Human Right…