MARTINO, J.C.C. (temporarily assigned).
Chief Justice Marshall first described the term habeas corpus as a generic term. He said it encompassed, in addition to the great writ (habeas corpus ad subjiciendum for an inquiry into the cause of restraint), the writ of habeas corpus ad prosequendum. The Chief Justice noted, however, that when used in the Constitution, that is,
"When used singly — when we say the Writ of Habeas Corpus,...
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