§ 3972. Discharge; decision and record
When legal cause is not shown for the imprisonment or restraint, such court or magistrate shall discharge the person therefrom. The petition for a writ of habeas corpus heard by a court or magistrate, together with the decision thereon in writing, shall be returned for record to the office of the county clerk of the county in which the person is alleged to be restrained or confined, or, if restrained upon process issuing from a court, into the clerk’s office in the county where such court is held. Such proceedings shall be docketed and properly indexed, and the same, together with the decision thereon, recorded in the same manner as other judgments of such court.
Structure Vermont Statutes
§ 3952. Prisoners entitled to writ of habeas corpus
§ 3953. Authority to grant writ; complaint
§ 3954. Copy of process annexed to complaint
§ 3955. Complaint to be sworn to
§ 3956. Issue and return of writ
§ 3958. Return after court adjourns; procedure
§ 3959. Designation of person to be served
§ 3960. Designation of prisoner
§ 3961. Pay for transporting prisoner
§ 3962. When a person to be served is not an officer
§ 3963. Receipt and return of writ; notice to State’s Attorney or Attorney General
§ 3964. Return of statement as to custody and authority
§ 3965. Return to be signed and sworn to; exception
§ 3966. Prisoner brought unless sick
§ 3967. Examination in case of sick prisoner
§ 3968. Examination; time; adjournment
§ 3970. Prisoner charged with crime, notice to State’s Attorney
§ 3972. Discharge; decision and record
§ 3975. Custody pending judgment
§ 3976. Refusal to receive or obey and execute writ—Contempt proceedings
§ 3977. Precept to another officer or person
§ 3978. Penalty for not executing writ
§ 3979. Confinement for contempt—Issuance and return of writ
§ 3980. Discharge of person confined for contempt
§ 3982. Penalty for attempting to elude service
§ 3983. Recovery of penalty not bar to further suit
§ 3984. Imprisonment for same cause after discharge
§ 3985. Habeas corpus to bring respondent or witness into court