ERWIN, Judge.
Respondent Hoffman (original petitioner) sought to invoke the habeas corpus jurisdiction of the trial court pursuant to G.S. 17-7.
G.S. 17-1 provides that "[e]very person restrained of his liberty is entitled to a remedy to inquire into the lawfulness thereof, and to remove the same, if unlawful; and such remedy ought not to be denied or delayed," while G.S. 17-2 provides that "[t]he privileges of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended...
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