Current through 2023-2024 Legislative Session Chapters 1-374, 376-386, 393, 394, 397, 398, 406-412, 414, 415, 421, 424, 427, 429, 430, 432-456, 460, 461, 471, 473, 475, 478, 480, 483, 484, 488, 490
Section 9-14-16 - When person not to be dischargedNo person shall be discharged upon the hearing of a writ of habeas corpus in the following cases:
(1) When he is imprisoned under lawful process issued from a court of competent jurisdiction unless his case is one in which bail is allowed and proper bail is tendered;(2) By reason of any irregularity in the warrant or commitment where the same substantially conforms to the requirements of law;(3) For want of bond to prosecute;(4) When the person is imprisoned under a bench warrant which is regular upon its face;(5) By reason of any misnomer in the warrant or commitment when the court is satisfied that the person detained is the party charged with the offense;(6) When the person is in custody for a contempt of court and the court has not exceeded its jurisdiction in the length of the imprisonment imposed; or(7) In any other case in which it appears that the detention is authorized by law.