532.070. Writ shall issue without application, when. - Missouri Statutes

Writ shall issue without application, when.

532.070. Whenever any court of record, or any judge thereof,shall have evidence, from any judicial proceedings had beforesuch court or judge, that any person is illegally confined orrestrained of his liberty, within the jurisdiction of such courtor judge, it shall be the duty of the court or judge to issue awrit of habeas corpus for his relief, although no application orpetition be presented for such writ.

(RSMo 1939 § 1594)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 1430; 1919 § 1880; 1909 § 2445