Every return to a writ of habeas corpus shall be under oath. If the custody or detention of the party on whose behalf the writ issues is admitted, his body shall be produced unless prevented by providential cause or prohibited by law.
(Orig. Code 1863, § 3918; Code 1868, § 3942; Code 1873, § 4018; Code 1882, § 4018; Penal Code 1895, § 1219; Penal Code 1910, § 1300; Code 1933, § 50-111.)
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 39 Am. Jur. 2d, Habeas Corpus and Postconviction Remedies, §§ 102, 112 et seq.
C.J.S.- 39A C.J.S., Habeas Corpus, § 310 et seq.