{"data":{"id":"us-vt/12-v.s.a.-3985","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"12 V.S.A. § 3985","heading":"Habeas corpus to bring respondent or witness into court","body":"Nothing in this chapter shall prevent a court from issuing a writ of habeas corpus, when necessary, to bring before it a prisoner for trial in a criminal cause pending in the court, or to be surrendered in discharge of bail, or examined as a witness in any action or proceeding, civil or criminal, pending in such court, when the personal attendance and examination of the witness is necessary in the administration of justice.","path":["Title 12: Court Procedure","Chapter 143: Habeas Corpus"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/12/143/03985","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T16:44:57Z","sha256":"ea41681bcf90f7879cb5987f0d9f1b2852a413a4fadbd5c1046141c09686ea78","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/12-v.s.a.-3984","next":"us-vt/12-v.s.a.-4041-4046"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}