PER CURIAM.
The literal meaning of the writ of habeas corpus ad subjiciendum comes from the Latin habeas corpus which means "you should have the body." It is an extraordinary writ the office of which is to examine the legality of a prisoner's confinement. If granted, the writ orders the jailer or other custodian to produce the body and free the prisoner either absolutely or conditionally.
If there is no body for the jailer to produce, the writ is unnecessary...
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